2. Competition Registration

On this page you will find information on: Team Kind, Team Affiliation, Fees, General Team Registration (including details for: High School and Community Lab teams.) and information about submitting your payment: Cost, Special Offers, Payment Instructions, Refund Policy and Invoices.

Please refer to the Registration Handbook before you start the registration process as it can help guide you through the steps required for registration, such as creating user accounts and team profiles.

Registration Requirements

2.1 Team Kind

In iGEM 2019, teams will register as one of three team "kinds", and each kind will have different registration requirements. The three team kinds are:

• Collegiate:
  Teams consist primarily of collegiate students. You may also have postgraduate students and/or high school students on the team.


• High School:
  Teams consist of only high school students and students who will graduate high school in 2019. High School teams compete with other High School teams in the High School Track and Section.
  • Please see 2.4 below for details about additional High School Consent Form Requirements.


• Community Lab:
  Teams consist of members of a community lab. This can include anyone. Community Lab teams compete with Collegiate teams in the Traditional and Special Tracks and in the Undergraduate and Overgraduate Sections based on the team members' ages.
  • Please see 2.4 below for details about additional Community Lab Registration Requirements.

2.2 Team Affiliation

Several schools may combine to form a team, and one school may have several teams. For example, it is normal for one school to have both software and wetlab teams.

2.3 Fees

Each team pays a team registration fee, which provides the team with a team wiki, associated materials (including the 2019 Distribution Kit) and support, one presentation slot at the Giant Jamboree, and one poster location at the Giant Jamboree. Additionally, each individual who attends the Giant Jamboree must pay an attendance fee to gain entrance.

Team registration fees for iGEM 2019 are:

• Regular registration: $5000 USD
• Late registration: $5500 USD
• Multiple team discount: a discount of $1000 USD

Detailed instructions for submitting your team registration fee are at the bottom of the page.

Giant Jamboree attendance fees for iGEM 2019 are:

• Giant Jamboree attendance: $745 USD per team member (PI, instructor, advisor, student)

2.4 General Team Registration

The following are required for general team registration. After submission of the iGEM.org registration application and the team registration fee, iGEM Headquarters will contact the team’s primary Principal Investigator (PI) for verification.

1. Team registration application, to be completed by the team's primary Principal Investigator (PI)
2. Team registration fee
3. Contact with the team's primary PI
4. High School and Community Lab teams have additional requirements (see below)

2.4.1 High School team registration

During registration, High School teams should register as the High School team “kind”.

In addition to the general team registration requirements above, each high school team must complete and submit a set of consent forms.

Please visit the High School Consent Form page for information about and access to the consent forms.

2.4.2 Community Lab team registration

During registration, Community Lab teams should register as the Community Lab team “kind”.

In addition to the general team registration requirements above, each community lab team must complete the following additional requirements and send the applicable documentation to documents AT igem DOT org:

1. demonstrate access to a BL 1 lab
2. demonstrate an adequate safety training program
3. must be an incorporated entity (for profit or not-for-profit)
4. must have a legal entity which has the ability to sign contracts

Payment

2.5 Cost

The team registration fee covers team participation in iGEM 2019 and associated materials and support.

Registration	Cost	Deadline	Details
Regular Registration	$5,000 USD	March 31, 2019 at 11:59PM EST	Payment by credit card, check, or wire transfer of $5,000 USD must be received by March 31, 2019.
Late Registration	$5,500 USD	April 30, 2019 at 11:59PM EST	Payment by credit card, check, or wire transfer of $5,500 must be received by April 30, 2019.
Late Registration	$6,000 USD	May 31, 2019 at 11:59PM EST	Payment by credit card, check, or wire transfer of $6,000 must be received by May 31, 2019.

2.6 Special Offers

Multiple Team Discount:

Register one team and get $1,000 off each additional team from the same school!
If your school wants to register more than one iGEM 2019 team, your PI must register and pay for the first team and then contact iGEM HQ for the discount code to register and pay for the additional teams.

2.7 Payment Instructions

After registering your team with iGEM on the team registration page at iGEM 2019 Registration, you must complete the iGEM 2019 Payment Form. Teams can check their payment status through TBD. TBD is not linked to the iGEM records, and the registration fee status on team profile pages is manually updated. It may take a few days for payment to be reflected on a team's profile page.

Keep in mind that you can, and will need to, pay your team registration fee before your team application has been accepted. Paying the team registration fee is part of the registration process and your team will not be accepted until the fee has been paid.

Payment Method	Details
Check: In USD, made payable to iGEM Foundation	After completing the form at TBD, print your invoice and mail with check payment to: iGEM Foundation One Kendall Square Suite B6104 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Wire Transfer: Be sure to allow enough time (5-10 days) for the transfer to arrive by the deadline	After your submission of the team payment form at TBD, see wire transfer payment details on the Wire Transfer Payment page. Be sure to allow enough time (5-10 days) for the transfer to arrive by the deadline.
Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa, Discover & AMEX	You may submit online credit card payments via the team payment form at TBD.

2.8 Refund Policy

In order to qualify for a refund of your team registration fees, team cancellations must be sent in writing to HQ at-sign igem.org prior to May 1, 2019. All refunds are subject to a $70 processing fee. Refunds will be made in US dollars and processed in the manner in which they were received with the possible exception of wire payments which, at the organizers' discretion, may be refunded via check. If a refund is made via wire transfer, any bank fees will be deducted from the refund. iGEM is not responsible for cancellations or the inability of a team to travel due to weather, threat of terrorism, act of God and other events beyond iGEM's control.

2.9 Invoices

An invoice will be available upon completion of the iGEM 2019 Team Registration Fee form at TBD.

2.10 Contact

For questions about payments for iGEM 2019 contact:

iGEM Headquarters, Registration
registration AT igem DOT org
+1.617.500.3106