--- title: FIRST Teams One Step Closer to Global Innovation Awards description: We're excited to congratulate FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition teams for moving one step closer to the Global Innovation Awards! image: https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/20190702-100134-0632.jpg ---   During the 2020-2021 *FIRST* GAME CHANGERS powered by *Star Wars*: Force for Change season, we challenged *FIRST* teams around the globe to develop innovative solutions to improve health, fitness, and movement through the *FIRST* LEGO League Innovation Project and the *FIRST* Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm. We're excited to congratulate the following *FIRST* LEGO League, *FIRST* Tech Challenge, and *FIRST* Robotics Competition teams for being named semi-finalists for their game-changing innovations!     *![FLL IP Semi-Finalist Social Graphic - Twitter-01](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/FLL%20IP%20Semi-Finalist%20Social%20Graphic%20-%20Twitter-01.png?width=528&name=FLL%20IP%20Semi-Finalist%20Social%20Graphic%20-%20Twitter-01.png)* [*FIRST* LEGO League Innovation Project semi-finalists](https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/16/congratulations-to-our-2021-innovation-project-semi-finalists/)   ![FIC Semi-Finalist Social Graphic - Twitter-01](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FRC/FIC%20Semi-Finalist%20Social%20Graphic%20-%20Twitter-01.png?width=536&name=FIC%20Semi-Finalist%20Social%20Graphic%20-%20Twitter-01.png) [*FIRST* Tech Challenge *FIRST* Innovation Challenge semi-finalists](http://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/congratulations-to-our-2021-first.html) [*FIRST* Robotics Competition *FIRST* Innovation Challenge semi-finalists](https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/blog/2021-congratulations-to-our-2021-first-innovation-challenge-semi-finalists)       **2021 *FIRST* Innovation Challenge Sponsors** ![FIC horizontal sponsor band - 20-21_FIC Horizontal Sponsor Band - 20-21-3](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FIC%20horizontal%20sponsor%20band%20-%2020-21_FIC%20Horizontal%20Sponsor%20Band%20-%2020-21-3.png?width=3806&name=FIC%20horizontal%20sponsor%20band%20-%2020-21_FIC%20Horizontal%20Sponsor%20Band%20-%2020-21-3.png) **2021 Global Innovation Awards Sponsors** ![GIA Sponsor Band 2021_Final_ALL-1](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GIA%20Sponsor%20Band%202021_Final_ALL-1.png?width=3347&name=GIA%20Sponsor%20Band%202021_Final_ALL-1.png)   ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc), [FLL](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/fll), [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) #### Share it: [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://community.firstinspires.org/first-teams-one-step-closer-to-global-innovation-awards) [** ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://community.firstinspires.org/first-teams-one-step-closer-to-global-innovation-awards) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://community.firstinspires.org/first-teams-one-step-closer-to-global-innovation-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 ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc), [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) DIVE IN to the Digital Animation Award November 14, 2024 ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc), [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) 2026 Digital Animation Award Winners February 25, 2026 ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) Congratulations to our 2026 Championship Award Winners! May 13, 2026 ![](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)