• Identify your strengths (CliftonStrengths Self-Assessment provided free to all participants)

• Develop your skills to be an inclusive and effective leader on your FRC team.

• Engage in safe and supportive discussions about leadership, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

• Understand terms like diversity, inclusion, unconscious bias, allyship and more in order to appreciate barriers to participation of students and mentors from diverse backgrounds and experiences in FRC and STEM.

• Connect and partner with other All are Welcome student leaders from FRC teams in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

• Advance strategies and approaches to support the participation and success of individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences on your team and in robotics and STEM.

• Earn recognition in the FRC Northland community for your leadership and commitment to change

Participants will attend four virtual workshops from 7:00 - 8:30 PM Central time. At each workshop, there will be a short presentation, followed by breakout sessions to talk about the topic and what it means for our teams. Participation in the orientation plus all 4 workshops is required.

At the end of the program, each participant will develop a project to take back to their team. Participants will have the opportunity to receive a small financial grant from FIRST in Upper Midwest (FUM) to support project implementation if desired.

To become an “All are Welcome” FRC Northland Leader, you must attend the orientation, all 4 workshops, and submit a project proposal. All are Welcome FRC Northland Leaders will receive an All are Welcome certificate, an FRC Northland Leader pin and other items that visibly demonstrate your commitment to STEM for everyone, and will be recognized at a 2027 FRC Northland regional event.

• Open to all FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) students in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota who will be in 10th, 11th or 12th grade in the 2026-2027 academic year

• Online application (closed for 2026-2027)

• Up to two students from a team may apply, preferably from different grades. 

• In the application, a student can indicate if they have identified another student on their team or on another team that they would like to work with in the program. Although not required, we encourage pairs of students from a team or from different teams to apply and work together! 

• Students applying must list a mentor on their team who is willing to sponsor and support their participation.

• Previous All are Welcome participants are not eligible to apply

• All Are Welcome Leadership Program Application
  Click here to access the application (closed for 2026-2027)

Applications will be accepted through October 7, 2026, and applicants will be notified by October 13, 2026. Please check the dates carefully - we expect each participant to attend the orientation and ALL FOUR workshops. There is no fee for the program.