Our sponsors are integral parts of Triple Helix and help form the team’s identity. Their support extends far beyond monetary donations. Several sponsors provide the team with mentors and advisors, others assist in part production or provide in-kind donation of services or materials, and others provide volunteers during major Triple Helix events.

Our sponsors are true partners. Through our work together, we aim to effect a fundamental change that enables our youth a greater access to STEM as a possible career choice. This perspective resonated strongly with judges at a recent competition, who stated:

This year’s Chairman’s Award winner embodies the definition of an influencer. They’re a powerful and compelling force that impacts mentors, corporations, local governments, and school boards who are now embracing the values of FIRST and STEM in their communities.

To be competitive in the FIRST Robotics Competition is a significant undertaking that requires sustained sponsorship from multiple large funding sources, as well as sustained involvement of volunteer mentors. More than a dozen engineers, designers, software developers, and other technical professionals engage with Triple Helix students in hundreds of contact hours each year. Students team up with these mentors to solve challenging competitive long-term technical projects with real requirements and constraints, ultimately winning recognition, gaining self-confidence, developing people and life skills, making new friends, and discovering an unforeseen career path and a lifetime love of STEM.