Most competitions on UNI carry no honorarium, and the ones that do pay a published band rather than a negotiated figure. Here is the whole arrangement.
What you get on every panel
Whether or not there is money involved, jury service on UNI carries:
- your name and profile credited on the competition page
- a jury certificate you can generate yourself
- visibility for your profile and practice across the platform
Jurors are listed publicly on the competition unless the panel is a blind one, in which case you are named after results.
Getting your jury certificate
Go to your evaluations dashboard at uni.xyz/evaluations/. On the card for that chamber, use Jury Certificate next to the evaluate button. It opens straight away, no staff step or waiting involved. Clicking it again just returns the same certificate rather than creating a new one.
The certificate lands on the same public certificate page competition certificates use, so you can download it, share it, or let anyone verify it from the link and QR code there.
The practice chamber used for onboarding does not offer this button. It does not issue a certificate.
When there is an honorarium
Free competitions carry no honorarium, whatever their size. Most competitions on UNI are free to enter, including the UNIATA and UNIADA thesis awards, which are among the largest panels we run. Jurors on those panels get the recognition above and nothing else, and it is better to say so than to imply otherwise.
Where a competition charges an entry fee or carries sponsorship, the honorarium follows a published band:
| Approved entries | Honorarium |
|---|---|
| Fewer than 50 | None |
| 50 to 150 | $150 |
| More than 150 | $300 |
| Sponsored competitions | Negotiated, usually higher |
The band is set by the number of approved entries the competition receives, not by how many you personally score.
Whatever applies to your panel is confirmed with you in writing before you accept, and paid after evaluation closes.
What the work involves
You score each entry against the competition's criteria, using the evaluation portal. Panels vary from two jurors to a few dozen. A typical juror scores between fifteen and twenty-five entries, though large competitions run higher.
You can leave written remarks alongside scores. Those are shown to entrants as feedback, which for many participants is the most valuable thing they receive.
Getting paid
Payouts are arranged by the UNI team. There is no self-serve payout screen for jurors, so expect to be contacted rather than to find a button in your settings.
If a payment is late or you are unsure whether your panel carried one, write to contact@uni.xyz with the competition name.
Applying
Apply through the juror page. Applications are reviewed by hand. A complete public profile matters, because it is what the team assesses and what entrants see on the panel.