REGISTRATION AND FEES

TEAM REGISTRATION

To help with teams that are sponsored by a county, school district, PTA, or other entity, we are bundling several costs into your initial registration fee.  This will allow your sponsor to write only one purchase order or send only one check.  As for teams not in this situation, you will simply pay one price at registration.  Prices below are for the entire team for the entire Challenge Season.  You will divide the total cost by the number of team members to get the price per team member.  This is what you will pay when you register for a team number:

• $165 Team Registration (this is your team number)

• $30 Affiliate Fee (this covers things like insurance and operating costs on the state level)

• $20 Instant Challenge Boot Camp 

  • • Every team will have the opportunity to participate in this event in January

• $150 Tournament Fee

  • Pay for the tournament now. Register for the tournament in January.

$365 per Team Number 

paid when Team Numbers are purchased

BACKGROUND CHECK

• $25 per Team Manager

  • Each team manager must have this renewed each season.

  • Teachers with checks through their school, may use this waiver.

  • Learn more on DI's Background Check page

TEAM CHALLENGE BUDGET

• This is the total amount each team can spend for the solution they bring to the tournament.

• Cost of materials and solution ideas that are not part of the final solution is not part of the budget.

• Teams will save all receipts and complete an Expense Report.

• Rising Stars are exempt from the Expense Report requirements.

• Below is the budget for 2025-26  Challenge Season

  • $50  Improv 

  • $175 Scientific, Fine Arts, Engineering, Service Learning 

  • $225 Technical

*Amounts subject to change with each season.