CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK
Division based, cash awards, representing 1st - 3rd place, open to all teams
Presented by:
Division I Awards
First Place: $25,000
Second Place: $10,000
Third Place: $5,000
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Open to all Division I teams in the Farm Robotics Challenge, the Championship Track awards recognize and reward outstanding student projects that address real-world agricultural challenges through robotics, AI, and automation. These awards celebrate students’ ingenuity, technical achievement, and commitment to developing practical solutions for growers.
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$25,000 cash prize for First Place
$10,000 cash prize for Second Place
$5,000 cash prize for Third Place
Cash prizes are funded through UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). Sponsor contributions have been transferred to UC ANR, which will distribute awards directly.
Prizes will be issued as checks made payable to the winning institution (or its representative foundation) and sent to the team’s faculty or staff advisor. Awards are provided in the form of a gift, giving faculty/staff advisors flexibility in how the funds are used to support their teams.
Payment Process:
To receive an award payment, each Farm Robotics Challenge award recipient must complete UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ payee-registration process through PaymentWorks. PaymentWorks is the secure system UC ANR uses to collect and verify the information needed to issue payments.
After awards are announced, eligible recipients will receive instructions for completing PaymentWorks registration. Award payments can only be issued after all required onboarding information and documentation have been submitted and approved.
For team awards, payment may be made to the team’s school, college, university, nonprofit organization, fiscal sponsor, or another approved payee, rather than directly to an individual student or team member. Recipients should work with their institution’s appropriate business or finance office as needed.
The Farm Robotics Challenge (FRC) staff will guide each winning team through this process to ensure timely distribution.
Once paperwork is submitted, please allow up to two months for the award check to be received by the designated team contact.
Division II Awards
First Place: $5,000
Second Place: $2,500
Third Place: $1,000
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Open to all division II teams in the Farm Robotics Challenge, the Championship Track awards recognize and reward outstanding student projects that address real-world agricultural challenges through robotics, AI, and automation. These awards celebrate students’ ingenuity, technical achievement, and commitment to developing practical solutions for growers.
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$5,000 cash prize for First Place
$2,500 cash prize for Second Place
$1,000 cash prize for Third Place
Cash prizes are funded through UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). Sponsor contributions have been transferred to UC ANR, which will distribute awards directly.
Prizes will be issued as checks made payable to the winning institution (or its representative foundation) and sent to the team’s faculty or staff advisor. Awards are provided in the form of a gift, giving faculty/staff advisors flexibility in how the funds are used to support their teams.
Payment Process:
To receive an award payment, each Farm Robotics Challenge award recipient must complete UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ payee-registration process through PaymentWorks. PaymentWorks is the secure system UC ANR uses to collect and verify the information needed to issue payments.
After awards are announced, eligible recipients will receive instructions for completing PaymentWorks registration. Award payments can only be issued after all required onboarding information and documentation have been submitted and approved.
For team awards, payment may be made to the team’s school, college, university, nonprofit organization, fiscal sponsor, or another approved payee, rather than directly to an individual student or team member. Recipients should work with their institution’s appropriate business or finance office as needed.
The Farm Robotics Challenge (FRC) staff will guide each winning team through this process to ensure timely distribution.
Once paperwork is submitted, please allow up to two months for the award check to be received by the designated team contact.
Division III Awards
First Place: $2,500
Second Place: $1,000
Third Place: $500
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Open to all division III teams in the Farm Robotics Challenge, the Championship Track awards recognize and reward outstanding student projects that address real-world agricultural challenges through robotics, AI, and automation. These awards celebrate students’ ingenuity, technical achievement, and commitment to developing practical solutions for growers.
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$2,500 cash prize for First Place
$1,000 cash prize for Second Place
$500 cash prize for Third Place
Cash prizes are funded through UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). Sponsor contributions have been transferred to UC ANR, which will distribute awards directly.
Prizes will be issued as checks made payable to the winning institution (or its representative foundation) and sent to the team’s faculty or staff advisor. Awards are provided in the form of a gift, giving faculty/staff advisors flexibility in how the funds are used to support their teams.
Payment Process:
To receive an award payment, each Farm Robotics Challenge award recipient must complete UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ payee-registration process through PaymentWorks. PaymentWorks is the secure system UC ANR uses to collect and verify the information needed to issue payments.
After awards are announced, eligible recipients will receive instructions for completing PaymentWorks registration. Award payments can only be issued after all required onboarding information and documentation have been submitted and approved.
For team awards, payment may be made to the team’s school, college, university, nonprofit organization, fiscal sponsor, or another approved payee, rather than directly to an individual student or team member. Recipients should work with their institution’s appropriate business or finance office as needed.
The Farm Robotics Challenge (FRC) staff will guide each winning team through this process to ensure timely distribution.
Once paperwork is submitted, please allow up to two months for the award check to be received by the designated team contact.