Help Build India’s Next Generation of Innovators.
Your support can give more young people across India the opportunity to experience robotics, engineering, coding, teamwork and innovation through FIRST® programs.
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t.
Across India, thousands of young people have the curiosity, creativity and determination to become tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and technology leaders.
FIRST® creates a pathway for students to turn that curiosity into hands-on experience — designing robots, solving real-world problems, working with mentors and learning to lead as a team.
Sponsorship helps make that opportunity accessible to more students, schools and communities across India.
Don’t just support a competition. Help create the innovators who will shape India’s future.
Your sponsorship can translate directly into students reached, teams supported, events enabled and STEM experiences created.
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There is more than one way to make an impact.
Whether you want to support FIRST® nationally, enable a regional event, support a school or contribute resources, we can shape a sponsorship around your organisation’s goals.
Season Sponsor
Make a high-visibility commitment to the growth of FIRST® programs across India.
- National-level brand visibility
- Presence across the FIRST® India season
- Association with major FIRST® events
- Employee volunteering opportunities
- Student and community impact reporting
Event Sponsor
Support a FIRST® regional event or championship and help create an unforgettable experience for students.
- Event-level brand visibility
- Brand presence at the venue
- Recognition across event communications
- Employee volunteering opportunities
- Engagement with students and teams
Team & School Sponsor
Directly support a school or student team and help remove the financial barriers to participation.
- Support a specific school or team
- Help provide robotics resources
- Enable participation in competitions
- Support students from underserved communities
- Receive updates on the impact of your support
In-Kind & Ecosystem Sponsor
Contribute products, services, expertise or infrastructure that helps us deliver stronger FIRST® experiences.
- Technology and equipment
- Venue and event infrastructure
- Transportation and logistics
- Professional services
- Employee expertise and volunteering
Sometimes, the most powerful thing a robot can build is a belief.
FIRST is about much more than what happens on the competition field. Across India, students are discovering that engineering, technology and innovation can belong to them too.
They couldn’t see the robot. So they found another way to build it.
In Pune, a group of visually impaired students did something extraordinary: they built and competed with a robot at the FIRST Tech Challenge India National Championship.
The journey began when students from Bishop’s School Robotics Club visited Niwant Blind School. The students had never interacted with a robot before. That first encounter sparked an idea: why couldn’t they build one themselves?
Nine students joined the new team. Their mentors adapted the way robotics was taught — using touch-based teaching aids, 3D-printed tools and technology that helped students identify robot components independently.
The team finished eighth at the championship and received the Pathbreaking Journey Judge’s Award.
Read the full Niwant story →What if we stopped asking students to fit the system?
Mumbai’s Team Sigma is building a different kind of robotics culture — one where students are given opportunities based on their strengths, interests and abilities.
Team Sigma’s 2026 FIRST Impact Award submission describes a culture that actively embraces neurodivergence. Arav, identified by the team as autistic, serves as Media Lead and Vice-Captain.
The team’s inclusion work extends beyond its own members. Sigma reports mentoring autistic, hearing-impaired and underserved students through robotics initiatives, while also mentoring FTC teams across India.
This is the kind of ecosystem sponsorship can help strengthen: one where students don’t have to become someone else to belong.
Explore Team Sigma’s story →
Your support becomes a real experience for a student.
Sponsorship isn’t just a logo on a backdrop. It can translate into equipment, mentorship, access, competition experiences and opportunities that stay with students long after the event.
Put Robots in Students’ Hands
Help schools and teams access the robotics platforms, equipment and resources they need to participate.
Enable Mentorship
Connect students with engineers, technologists and professionals who can help them discover what is possible.
Create Competition Experiences
Help bring regional events and championships to life — giving students a stage to showcase their work.
Expand Access
Support participation from schools and communities that may otherwise struggle to access advanced STEM experiences.
Build Future Skills
Help students develop engineering, coding, communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Engage Your Employees
Give engineers and professionals meaningful opportunities to mentor, judge, volunteer and engage with young innovators.
Turn CSR investment into measurable STEM impact.
FIRST® programs offer organisations an opportunity to support hands-on STEM education while engaging directly with students, educators and the wider technology ecosystem.
Sponsorships can be structured around your organisation’s education, innovation, workforce-development, community or CSR priorities.
Let’s build something meaningful together.
Tell us about your organisation, your areas of interest and the kind of impact you would like to create. Our team will get in touch to explore the right sponsorship opportunity for you.
Become a Sponsor →The future isn’t built by one organisation.
It is built by people who choose to invest in the next generation.