Institutes, universities, schools, studios and classrooms can put multiple student entries into UNI competitions in two ways. Which one fits depends on whether one mentor should hold the entries or each student should hold their own.
Option 1: Institutional membership on a mentor account
The Institutional membership costs $499 and includes 12 competition entries. A mentor or faculty member buys it on their account and registers entries from that account.
- The membership runs for 365 days from purchase.
- The 12 entries can be spread across competitions of your choosing, in any mix, for as long as the membership is valid.
- Entries taken from the membership cost nothing extra, so for bulk submissions this works out far cheaper than paying each competition's per-entry fee.
- Quotas stack. Two Institutional memberships on the same account give 24 entries.
- Free competitions do not use up an entry, so entering one leaves your 12 intact.
- Each entry can be a group project. Team size is set per competition, and around four people is the usual limit. See competition team registration.
One limit to plan around: if a competition offers an Institutional Access fee category, that category cannot be paid with membership entries. It has to be bought as a payment. Register under the student or professional category to use a membership entry.
To register an entry this way:
- Open the competition page and click Register Now.
- Under Choose Registration Method, pick Use Membership Entry. The card shows how many entries you have left.
- Choose the fee category that applies and confirm.
- Click Submit Entry and build the entry as a project with its title, description and media such as images or PDF sheets, then submit before the deadline.
Entries registered this way belong to the mentor's account. Students appear as team members on the project.
Option 2: Institutional Access, where students submit from their own accounts
For a whole cohort, Institutional Access gives the institution a pool of entry credits attached to its organization on UNI. Faculty create classrooms, invite students and assign competitions to the organization or to a specific classroom. Students then register from their own accounts, and each registration draws one credit from the pool, so the work stays in the student's own portfolio.
A student can only draw a credit when they are an accepted member of the organization or of the assigned classroom, and the competition has been assigned to that organization.
| Plan | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Department | $499 per semester | 12 entries across 3 competitions, 1 mentor seat |
| School | $1,499 per year | 40 entries across 6 competitions, 3 mentor seats |
| University | $3,999 per year | 100 entries across unlimited competitions, 10 mentor seats |
| Network | Custom | Unlimited entries and competitions, unlimited mentor seats |
The competition number is how many different competitions the entries may be spread across, chosen by you. A Department pass covers 12 entries across any 3 competitions on UNI, not 3 fixed ones.
Full feature lists and sign-up are on the Institutional Access page, and there is a fuller write-up in Institutional Access plans.
Which option fits
- One mentor coordinating up to 12 entries: the Institutional membership is the simpler route.
- A cohort where each student submits from their own account, with faculty oversight, entry management and analytics: Institutional Access.
Costs
All prices above are base amounts. A 7.5% payment gateway charge is added at checkout, and the full total is shown before you confirm.
For help choosing, or for schedules, invoicing or custom requirements, write to support@uni.xyz.