The below table outlines budget ranges for possible costs associated with running a Robofest team.
Some purchases are optional or customizable, and the accessibility of supplies ranges each year, with Robofest aiming to utilize household or common items in each challenge to avoid additional expenses for Game teams.
- Robats Bursary: This bursary will provide full registration costs to one Senior Robofest Game team competing at the Acadia Robot Programming Competitions, at least 50% of whose teams members identify with any of the terms: women, nonbinary, and/or transgender. Precedence will be given to teams with financial need (i.e., no other sources of funding from a school or community), and who have been involved with community outreach and/or mentorship activities.
Since 2015, the Robats have provided an opportunity for students of underrepresented genders in technology to compete in Robofest at Acadia. Our team members and coaches have also provided outreach and mentorship to various groups in the Annapolis Valley, with the goals of sharing our passion for technology with younger students and diversifying the gender representation of students in technology. This bursary is an extension of theses outreach activities.
Teams who are interested in applying for the Robats Bursary will need to complete this form and submit it to hannah.fisk@acadiau.ca.