WUDC 2027 | Register Institution

Ottawa WUDC 2027 Institution Registration

This form is in two parts:

Institution information
Contact information

After submitting, you will receive an email and a private URL which will be later used for participant registration.

Important links:

Please note that registration must be done by institutions as defined in section 42 of the WUDC constitution (i.e., tertiary education provider / university). Individuals and other groups are not eligible to register during institutional registration.

Timeline for Phase 1

Maximum of 250 slots allocated

January 17	Registration and scholarship applications open Scholarship applicants will be asked to submit the regular registration form and complete an additional scholarship application section. Completing this application will mean they have a slot saved even if their scholarship applications are rejected
January 31	Registration closes
February 8	Registration slot allocations announced
February 28	Deposit payment due (50% of registration) Deposit payments extended for scholarship applicants without them losing their spots
February 28	Scholarship applications close
March 5	Teams that have not paid deposit dropped Extensions granted on a case by case basis
March 15	Scholarship allocations announced
March 31	Deposit payment deadline for scholarship applicants ONLY for applicants who receive a partial scholarship or who are rejected and still want to purchase a slot
April 15	Visa application deadline for scholarship recipients Recipients must have SUBMITTED a visa application by this date (although they are not required to have received a response)

Institution name

The institution's full name, e.g., "University of Cambridge", "Victoria University of Wellington"

Institution abbreviation

What the institution is typically called for short, e.g., "Cambridge", "Vic Wellington"

Team slots requested

Adjudicator slots requested

In what country is your institution located?*

In what region is your institution located?*

Has the institution competed in any of the past 10 editions of WUDC?*

Institutions shall be considered new to the Championships if:
51A.3.1. they have not previously sent a team to compete in an Edition of the Championships, or
51A.3.2. they have not sent a team to compete in an Edition of the Championships for at least the previous ten Editions of the Championships.

Is your institution also applying for a scholarship?*

You must fill out a separate scholarship application in order to be considered. Answering "Yes" to this question is not sufficient to be considered for a scholarship.

Scholarship application form: https://tinyurl.com/scolarshipsapp2027

If you are applying for a scholarship and are unsuccessful, would you like us to reserve a slot for you?

Would you like us to send a letter of invitation at your university?*

If so, please provide the email address of the person you would like it to be sent to and the email addresses of anybody that you would like us to cc

If you would like us to send a letter to your university, please indicate any information you would like us to include

We can provide information describing WUDC or detailing your debate team's accomplishments (e.g., "We want to invite [in situation] to compete at the World Universities Debating Championship, the largest and most prestigious international debating competition, based on their strong success at [tournament] where they advanced to [elimination round].").

Please let us know what information would be most relevant for us to communicate to your university.

Is there any documentation you or your institution will need in order to complete payment (e.g., Letter of Invitation, Tax ID number, etc)?

How many people from the institution would like to purchase a room upgrade, and to what kind of room? (e.g. Upgrade to a single room for one person, upgrade to a double room for three people)

The default room arrangement at Ottawa WUDC will be quad rooms (i.e., four people sharing a room with two queen beds). If you would like to upgrade your room, we are currently offering the following options:

Single room upgrade (one person in a room with one queen bed) - $115 per night, for a total of $920.

Double room upgrade (two people in a room with one queen bed) - $40 per person per night, for a total of $320 per person.

Room upgrades will also be available for purchase when we request participant information, but are being offered at a discount to participants who purchase them now.

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