At various Welcome Week 2026 events, ballots will be provided by volunteers and UWindsor Staff members to encourage Lancer spirit and participation among incoming students. Eligible Entrants (defined below) can submit ballots to the Prize Draw at the corresponding event where they were distributed for the chance to win sponsored prizes.
1. CONTEST
1.1 The Student Success & Leadership Centre is the organizer of the University of Windsor Welcome Week Tuition and Prize Draw Contest.
1.2 This Contest will begin Sunday, September 6th, 2026, at 3pm Eastern Time (ET) and end Wednesday, September 9th, 2026, at 4:00 pm ET (“Contest Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY, HOW TO ENTER
2.1 This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory at the time of entry.
2.2 The Contest is open only to all individuals who are admitted as new students to the University of Windsor for Fall 2026, entering a first-degree entry undergraduate program, excluding law and consecutive education.
2.3 Entrants may enter this Contest by completing all the following:
(a) Must attend the Welcome Week event that draws the prize.
(b) If an Entrant attends their Program Orientation or the Welcoming Celebration where the $4000 tuition prize is being drawn, the Entrant will earn one (1) Contest ballot upon entry to the event.
(c) If an entrant participates in Blue & Gold Bingo and wins 1 round of Blue and Gold Bingo, they can win the prize specified in that round. Ballots will not be given out for this event.
(d) An Eligible Entrant must completely and accurately fill out the required information listed on the front side of every ballot.
(e) An eligible Entrant must correctly answer a skill-testing question on the back side of every ballot.
2.4 All University of Windsor staff members, upper-year students, and Welcome Week volunteers are ineligible entrants.
3. HOW TO WIN
3.1 For the $4000 Tuition Draw and other prizes drawn during the Welcoming Celebration one (1) winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received at the Welcoming Celebration. All selected winners of a Welcoming Celebration prize must be present to win. If the selected winner is not present, another winner will be randomly selected from the remaining eligible entries. The University will contact the selected winners of a physical prize and arrange for the winner to pick up their prize in-person or have the prize mailed to the winner’s place of residence subject to the University’s discretion.
3.2 For the Blue & Gold Bingo Event, 1 prize can be won in each round. After winning a prize, participants cannot win a second prize.
3.3 As a condition of winning a prize, all winners must correctly answer the University administered, time-limited, skill testing question.
3.4 Each winner agrees that the University may publish the winner’s name.
3.5 All selected winners of a tuition prize must remain registered in Fall 2026 courses either with a part-time or full-time course load until the next calendar day after the Financial Drop Date for Fall 2026 courses. The date as set by the University of Windsor Office of the Registrar is subject to change. If the selected winner is deemed ineligible due to withdrawal from all courses and cease being a University of Windsor student, the prize will be forfeited. All eligible winners of a tuition prize will receive their prizes in their UWindsor student account the next calendar day after the Financial Drop Date for Fall 2026 courses.
3.6 All entries must be submitted into the ballot box by the final entry time as specified at each event on the day of the event. Any outstanding ballots will be considered void after this point in time.
4. PRIZES
4.1 The available prizes are to be determined.
4.2 The prizes must be accepted as is. No substitutions for the prizes are permitted except by the University at its discretion. Prizes are non-transferrable and are not redeemable in cash or credit.
5. GENERAL RULES
5.1 By participating in this Contest, each Entrant and winner agrees to:
(a) Be bound by these Official Rules and Regulations and the decisions of the University; and
(b) Release and hold harmless the University of Windsor, its Board of Governors, officers, employees, and agents, including without limitation their advertising and promotion agencies, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, causes of action, suits, covenants, debts, contracts, demands, costs and expenses, including lawyer’s fees and litigation expenses, whatsoever, to which any of them may become subject arising from any action or omission by the Entrant, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach and liability for physical injury, death or property damage which the entrants or their administrators, heirs, successors or assigns might have or could have, by reason of or arising out of the Entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or use by the Entrant of the prize awarded, and the winner agrees to sign a written release confirming same.
5.2 The decisions of the University in relation to this Contest will be final and binding on all Entrants.
5.3 The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, suspend, or modify this Contest at any time without prior notice or if it determines that for any reasons the Contest cannot be run as originally planned/
5.4 Each prize claimed is subject to verification by the University and/or its designated representatives. Entries more than the permitted number of entries are automatically voided. All Contest entries obtained through unauthorized sources, or which are incomplete or in any way not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules and Regulations, are automatically void. The University is not responsible for lost or late entries. The University is not responsible for any miscommunications, failed communications systems, software malfunctions, or for any human errors in connection with this Contest.
5.5 The information collected in connection with this Contest is collected under the authority of the University of Windsor Act, 1962-63 and will be used solely in connection with administration of the Contest including the notification of winner. If an Entrant has any questions about the collection of their information, they may contact: Zoe Rivera Gutierrez, Student Development Specialist-Volunteer Leadership, zrivera@uwindsor.ca, 519-253-3000 ext. 3462.
5.6 This Contest is subject to all applicable laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada, as well as these Official Contest Rules and Regulations.
5.7 Unique ballots exist for each UWindsor Welcome Week event hosting a Prize Draw. Ballots particular to an event are considered void after the Prize Draw at that event has been completed and are considered ineligible at any other UWindsor Welcome Week events.
5.8 Prizes equal to or less than $50 in value will be awarded to winning entrants at the UWindsor Welcome Week event location immediately following the Prize Draw.
5.9 Prizes greater than $50 in value must be claimed later. The winning entrant will receive a form immediately following the Prize Draw in lieu of their prize. This form will list instructions on how to claim the prize, what prize they have won, and the UWindsor Welcome Week event where the Prize Draw took place.
(a) The winning entrant must claim their prize in The Student Success and Leadership Centre (Room 111 Dillon Hall) during regular business hours where it must be approved that they’re an incoming University of Windsor student registered in the Fall 2026 semester.
(b) Valid photo identification and University of Windsor student ID must be presented for the winning entrant to collect their prize.
(c) If it is verified that the winning entrant is in fact an ineligible entrant, their prize will be forfeited.
(d) Prize winners can claim their prizes starting Monday, September 14th, 2026 through until Monday, October 5th, 2026. Prizes must be claimed by Wednesday, October 7th, 2026. Prizes will be forfeited after this date.