Registration Fees help cover about 30% of WERC's cost to host your team at the contest. WERC recoups remaining costs through sponsorships. Be sure to thank your Task Sponsors!
Registration qualifies your
| Registration | 2026 Registration Dates | First Team (1 Advisor + ≤ 5 students) |
Discount per Additional Team | Fee per Additional Team Member or Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | Nov 1-Dec 31 | $980 | $100 | $170 |
| Regular | Jan 1-31 | $1080 | $100 | $170 |
| Late | Feb 1-15 | $1200 | $100 | $170 |
| IEEE Member | $50 |
See Fund-raising tips below.
Example 1: One advisor plus two teams of up to 5 students each, registering prior to 12/31/25 will pay: $980 + $880 = $1860 for registration.
Example 2: One advisor plus a Co-Advisor plus three teams (two teams with 5 students and one with 6 students) registering in January will pay: $1080 + $980 + $980 + $170 (for the Co-Advisor) + $170 (for the extra student on team 3) = $3,380 for registration.
IEEE Discount: Each team with at least one member of IEEE will receive a $50 registration discount. Students can sign up to be an IEEE member for $32/yr.
Team Composition:
A team must be at least 50% undergraduates. We allow graduate students who are in the early stages of their studies to join a team.
Regular Registration: $1080 (1 Faculty Advisor + up to 5 students)
Each additional student on a team: $170
Early Registration discount: $100 thru 12/31/2025
Extra team discount: $100 off per team of up to 5 students registered under the same advisor
Late Registration Fee: add $200/team
Faculty Advisors:
1) Sign up for an account and complete your profile
2) Add student team members and email addresses to the account
3) Ask students to complete their profiles.
4) Pay online. Payment cannot be accessed until all team profiles are complete.
Students:
1) Receive emailed passwords after the Advisor adds you to the account.
2) Log into the WERC Contest Site
3) Complete your profile.
Registration Cap:
Due to limited space, WERC will be accepting up to 30 teams on a first-come first-served basis.
Early: 11/01/25 - 12/31/25
Regular: 1/01/26 - 1/30/26
Late: 2/01/26 - 2/15/26
Registration fees will not be refunded, except for unavoidable circumstances. In that case, the team will be charged their part of expenses incurred at the point they exit the contest.
For example, if WERC has already ordered synthetic solution for your task, the cost of materials will be subtracted from the fees you paid.
If WERC must transition to a remote contest, we will re-calculate cost of participation and will refund a portion of each team’s fees, if warranted.
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