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 allows your team to access helpful materials on the Team Site.
| Registration | 2027 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 |
| First-time Team | 50% off of fees above | |||
| 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); Jan 1-31, 2027
Each additional student on a team: $170
Discounts:
Early Registration: $100 off thru 12/31/2026
Extra team discount: $100 off per team of up to 5 students registered under the same advisor
First-time Team: subtract 50% from posted fees
Additional Fees:
Late Registration Fee: add $200/team after February 15, 2027
Faculty Advisors:
1) Sign up for an account and complete your profile
2) Pay via credit card* for your team(s)
3) Registration procedures TBD
Students:
1) Registration procedures TBD
*email us to make other arrangements: werc@nmsu.edu
Registration Cap:
Due to limited space, WERC will be accepting up to 30 teams on a first-come first-served basis.
Early: 11/01/26 - 12/31/26
Regular: 1/01/27 - 1/30/27
Late: 2/01/27 - 2/15/27
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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