Does EI Distric Championships cost money?

[SeanFitz]

So say the team does not qualify the robot. Do they still have to pay $4000 to show up and present Engineering Inspiration for a chance if making worlds?

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by SeanFitz

So say the team does not qualify the robot. Do they still have to pay $4000 to show up and present Engineering Inspiration for a chance if making worlds?

No EI (and RAS) earns the team, but not the robot, the right to compete against the others who have one the same award at DCMP and there is no entry fee to do so. Now if you win EI at DCMP then the team and the robot qualify for CMP and NASA will pay your CMP registration fee. (At least in prior seasons, to be honest I haven't checked to see if that is still true for this season)

Winning RAS at DCMP also qualifies the team and the robot for CMP but the team is on their own for the CMP registration fee. Personally I think that it is the RAS winners that need to get their registration fee payed or waived since they are likely to not have an extra $5000 sitting around.