Entry Information

ENTRY OPENING DATE 

Tuesday 8 September 2026 

ENTRY COST

£39.50 per competitor

Updated Late Entry Cost:

£47.40 per competitor

ENTRY CLOSING DATE - UPDATED CLOSING DATES 

Tuesday 20th October 2026 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline 

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline) 

Thursday 22nd October 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline 

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

Stage 2 Entry open: 20th October 15:30

Tuesday  27th October 2026 at 23:59

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline) 

Thursday 5th November 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline 

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

SINGLE ENTRY and Staged Entry

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.  

ENTRY PROCESS – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps: 

  1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

  1. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

  1. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list 

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy 

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer 

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.  

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