A limited number of events allow guest entries. Guest entries allow a person who is not a student of a BUCS member institution to enter a BUCS event.
Specific information regarding the allowance of guest entries can be found in the Entry Information of each event page on the BUCS website.
There are two ways to apply to enter an event as a guest entrant on BUCS Play, either via the mobile app or desktop version:
Mobile App
1. Download BUCS Play from the App Store or Google Play Store and Register/Login.
2. Click on Search along the bottom tabs.
3. Change the I'm looking for filter to Events and click Find Events.
4. You can then click Show filters to Filter by BUCS Sport Communities and Apply filter.
5. Select your event and click Enter.
6. At this point if you are not already a member of the Sport Community you will need to scroll down, click Join Community and follow the flow of entering your details to join the Sport Community. When you are asked to fill in student-specific data, if you are unable to answer this because you are not currently studying, please enter the below:
- Institution: Guest
- Institution Student ID: Guest
- Subject Area of Study: Other (scroll to the bottom)
- Level of Study: Other
- Course End Date: 01/01/2050
- Course Enrolment Date: 01/01/2000
Once you have entered your details click Go to Community to return to the event entry process.
7. Find the relevant Competition/Discipline (e.g. Men's 100m Freestyle) and click Enter.
8. Select Guest as your Institution (you may need to click Other to find this), Click Enter.
9. Fill in all the relevant information (again, follow step 6 if applicable) and then click Check Eligibility (ensure it ticks all the boxes), and then Apply.
10. Once you have successfully applied, you will enter the event entry approval process. To find out more, Click Here.
Desktop Version
1. Login to BUCS Play at bucs.playwaze.com (only accessible on a PC, not a mobile web browser)
2. Join/Enter the Sport Community of the event you wish to enter.
3. When you are asked to fill in student-specific data, if you are unable to answer this because you are not currently studying, please enter the below:
- Institution: Guest
- Institution Student ID: Guest
- Subject Area of Study: Other (scroll to the bottom)
- Level of Study: Other
- Course End Date: 01/01/2050
- Course Enrolment Date: 01/01/2000
4. Find the Events tile and select the event from the list (if you cannot find your event, entries may not yet be open. To find the full list of events and entry information Click Here)
5. Find the relevant competition/discipline (e.g. Men's 100m Freestyle) and click Join/Apply
6. Select Guest as your Institution (you may need to click Other to find this), Click Join
7. Fill in all the relevant information (again, follow step 3 if applicable) and then click Check Eligibility (ensure it ticks all the boxes), and then Apply
8. Once you have successfully applied, you will enter the event entry approval process.
BUCS Event Entry Approval Process:
Once the entry deadline has closed, the BUCS Event Lead will finalise the entry list based on the event-specific qualifying criteria and the event's capacity (for example: a Golf event may be limited to the top 100 applicants based on who has the lowest golf handicap).
Once the entry list has been finalised, an Accepted/Provisional Entry List will be published on the BUCS website via the specific event page. If you have been successfully added to the final entry list, you will receive a pre-event email from BUCS with everything you will need to know about competing at the event.
Entry Fee Payment: