The month of October has brought Team 1013 a nice surprise: we were awarded two grants, earning us a total of $8,000. To our disappointment, the Stardust grant only gave us $2,000. However, that money will cover our entrance fees for Arizona Regionals in March. The remaining $6,000 came from the NASA grant, and that money will be used for Las Vegas Regionals. We are waiting to see if the leftover cash from the NASA grant can pay for our travel fees to AZ Regionals.

We are also applying for two additional grants from JC Penney’s and Honda. The JC Penney grant will be worth $2,000, which may be used for travel fees to AZ Regionals if NASA falls through. If we are lucky and can use NASA to pay for travel, we will apply the JCP money towards San Diego Regionals. We are stoked for the Honda grant, because if we are awarded it, we can get anywhere from $20,000 to $60,000 – which could possibly pay for our entire budget. The only downside to this grant is the fact that we cannot use this money until next year. Even so, it is good to plan ahead, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed!