For the 2020-21 RePLAY Season, four teams will be selected to advance and submit to FIRST on a global scale.
The Global Innovation Award nomination is only open to teams that choose the Classic Season option.
Teams must apply via this SurveyMonkey form:
A Renaissance Jax GIA Committee, comprised of the Regional Judge Advisor, the Partners, and a small panel of selective Judges will review the proposals, using the Global Innovation Award criteria, including the GIA Rubric.
Renaissance Jax will notify both FIRST LEGO League GIA Headquarters and the Nominees.
If you are chosen as the Region Nominee, you will submit your Project Innovative Solution synopsis and supplemental materials to FIRST in March.
FIRST asks experts in engineering, manufacturing, and this year’s Challenge theme to judge submissions. The judges review every submission. This judging process is managed both by FIRST staff and an experienced FIRST LEGO League Judge Advisor.
The Semi-Finalists (top 20 teams selected by the judges) will be notified in late-April.
There is a specific rubric for the Global Innovation Award, however, it contains most of the elements found in the usual Innovation Project rubric teams utilize for their Qualifiers.
For instance, teams will see that the Identify category is also on the GIA rubric. A unique feature of the GIA rubric is Implementation. Teams should be very familiar with the GIA rubric when submitting their application.
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Yes. The Global Innovation Award nominee is not affected by the team's performance in any other aspect, nor does it affect the team's eligibility for any other award at an event.
Because these are nominations, teams will not receive an official trophy at the Regional level. Renaissance Jax will provide teams with a certificate acknowledging their Nomination status.
At the Global Innovation Award Celebration (presented by FIRST), all teams participating receive something that physically acknowledges their participation and teams who do win receive a trophy.