--- title: Judged Awards in 2017 description: Discover the latest updates on FRC Judged Awards, including new award distribution schedules and interview guidelines for 2017. Stay informed and maximize your chances of winning! --- Written by Cindy Stong and Allen Bancroft, *FIRST* Robotics Competition Chief Judge Advisors. Thank you Frank for giving us an opportunity to spread the word about some updates on FRC Judged Awards. We are continuously trying to improve the award process and we have a few exciting updates to share with you. You will probably notice this season (if you are in a Regional event) that all judged team awards will be given out on Day 2 of the competition. Districts have been doing this for a while. We feel this should be a great improvement and give your judges more time to gather information and deliberate. Regionals will still have a Day 1 closing ceremony, at which the Woodie Flowers Finalist and Dean’s List Awards will be presented, along with Volunteer of the Year.  And this season all of the award information will be communicated to you on the web, rather than as part of an Admin Manual. You can find the awards information you need [here](https://www.firstinspires.org/resources/library/frc/awards). Please pay attention to those due dates! And lastly, during the Chairman’s Award interview, we are strongly encouraging teams to bring one adult observer into the interview room, as allowed by the rules. This observer can give the team timely feedback based on observations and feedback based on any questions the judges ask. Teams are not penalized for having this adult observer - it will not lower your score.   Best of luck to all of this season’s teams! And remember - apply for all eligible awards including Dean’s List!! ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) #### Share it: [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-judged-awards) [** ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-judged-awards) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-judged-awards) ![Default Author Image](https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/Community%20Blog%20v2/images/FIRST-author-icon.svg) Author [FIRST Staff](https://community.firstinspires.org/author/first) These blog posts have been contributed by members of *FIRST* staff. *FIRST* is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Manchester, N.H. ### Related Posts ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) Judging & Award Updates for the 2022 Season August 26, 2021 ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) 2025 Safety Animation Award Theme & Safety Manual Now Available! October 1, 2024 ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc), [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc), [Featured](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/featured) Animation Awards for FIRST AGE Season September 9, 2025 ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1200203950045814&ev=PageView&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&event=PageVisit&noscript=1)