NASA Grant App posted

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by JesseK

I don't get it. What part of FRC registration says that the official competition season has begun?

This statement seems to sum it up.

Season Overview

The official FRC season starts with event registration in the fall, proceeds from the Kickoff in early January through the six-week robot design and build period, and continues to the robot shipment deadline in late February. The Regional events occur late February through early April, culminating at the FIRST Championship, which will be held in St. Louis from 2011 through 2013.

Although, I suppose a semantical argument might be the dates of the first competition event and the last event. That'd have to be published in a FIRST official document in those matching terms I suppose, but it'd be splitting hairs.

P.S.
This isn't to say that the grants won't apply to FRC. I'm sure it'll all be interpreted to our advantage.

P.P.S.
Havoc also occurs when you consider the southern hemisphere school calendar.
My daughter just got off Spring break in Australia...