Typical ROBOFEST team (grades 5-12) expenses are:
| Team registration on Robofest.net (100USD) | *new* waived fee |
| Challenge supplies (varies year to year) | ~50.00 |
| Competition table -standard folding table- ONE TIME PURCHASE | ~75.00 |
| Acadia Championship Participation Fee | 175.00 |
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Total - first-year estimate *estimate does NOT include robot kit |
~300*
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- 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.