Dean’s List Nominations and Advancement Allocations

FTC Dean’s List Nominations:
An important reminder that you can nominate two students on your team who are in their Sophomore or Junior year of High School for the FTC Dean’s List award.  Full Details on the award and nomination process are in the Dean’s List Nomination Guide here:

https://info.firstinspires.org/hubfs/web/program/ftc/deans-list-nomination-guide.pdf

The deadline for FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Dean’s List nominations for the 2025-2026 season is December 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. This is a new single, unified deadline for all regions to submit their nominations for eligible 10th and 11th-grade students.

New Mexico will advance 2 finalists to the FIRST Championship in Houston.  Online interviews of nominated students will occur in the first week of February and the 2 New Mexico Finalists will be announced at the NM FTC Championship in February.

Advancement Slots:
Advancement allocations to the FIRST Championship and Premier Events have been announced and can be found here:

https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/FTCCMP1/advancement

New Mexico will have a total of four teams advancing, 1 to the FIRST Championship in Houston and 3 to Premier Events.

Jim Jackson
NM FTC Program Delivery Partner
Co-Director, Land of Enchantment Robotics