The Dean’s List Award recognizes the leadership and dedication of the most outstanding secondary school students in FIRST.
Nomination Criteria
The global FIRST community is diverse in thought and experience, and Dean’s List Award students reflect the excellence of our community. Criteria for selection of the FIRST Dean’s List Award shall include, but not be limited to a student’s:
- Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the FIRST Core Values
- Effectiveness at increasing awareness of FIRST in their school and community
- Demonstrates passion for a long-term commitment to FIRST
- The student’s individual contributions to their team contribute to the overall success of the team
- Proven experience in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
- The student is a role model and can motivate and lead fellow team members
Award Submission
The team must write and submit essays following the five prompts below. Each essay is limited to 800 characters (punctuation and spaces included). Essays should be specific about the Semifinalist’s individual contributions to FIRST and to their team. Specific examples are helpful to the judges. Information about the Semi-finalist outside of FIRST may also be supportive of the nomination (as it relates to skills learned in FIRST) but is secondary to information about the student’s participation in FIRST.
Team Approach
The team’s mentors will select 2 students every year who they believe are deserving of recognition. Members of the Business Team team interview the member and write a submission essay for each of the selected members.