We have some fantastic competitions & prize draws for you to win amazing prizes over Welcome Week across lots of events and activities!
All opening and closing times for competitions are in UK Time.
Welcome Week Freebies Prize Draw
Up to 200 OU students could win a pack of study-related freebies* from the OU Students Association!
To enter:
1. Complete the Freshers Freebies Prize Draw form. A valid email address, delivery address and Personal Identifier (PI) number must be provided.
2. Sign-up to our monthly newsletter.
Opens at 12pm (BST) on Saturday 28 September 2024 and closes at 11pm (BST) on Sunday 6 October 2024.
*Please see the Terms and Conditions
Feedback Survey Prize Draw
We'd love to hear your feedback on Welcome Week. By filling in the survey, you could be in with a chance of winning a Kindle*!
The survey opens at 12pm (BST) on Thursday 3 October 2024 and closes at 11pm (BST) on Sunday 13 October 2024.
Complete the feedback survey
*Please see the Terms and Conditions
Passport Bingo Prize Draw
At each of our five key sessions listed below, a secret word or phrase will be released. Each secret word or phrase is one entry to this awesome prize draw, where you could be in with a chance of winning a Kindle!* Entrants must submit at least one and up to five of the secret words or phrases revealed in the key Passport Bingo sessions - the more sessions you attend, the more entries you can get (maximum of five)!
Opens at 6.30pm (BST) on Saturday 28 September 2024 and closes at 11pm (BST) on Sunday 6 October 2024.
*Please see the Terms and Conditions
Submit your entry/entries here
Welcome Week Writing Competition
To be in with a chance of winning items from the OU Students Shop (worth £100 for first place, £50 for second place and £25 for third place)*, why not take part in our Writing Competition?
We’re looking for an article, poem or creative writing piece of up to 1000 words on the theme ‘new beginnings’. You could share a story on your study journey, a poem on your experiences or even an article advocating for something you believe in as a result of your story. Interpret the theme how you wish!
Entries must be submitted to oustudents-community@open.ac.uk, either within the text of an email or attached to the email as a Word Document. Please don’t include your name or PI (personal identifier) number on the document as entries will be judged anonymously.
The competition opens at 12 noon (BST) on Sunday 6 October 2024 and closes at 11pm (BST) on Sunday 27 October 2024.
*Read the Terms and Conditions
Submit your entry
Quiz Night
To be in with a chance of winning an OU Hoodie from the OU Students Shop, why not take part in our Quiz Night!
This competition opens at 7.30pm (BST) on Saturday 28 September 2024 and closes at 9pm (BST) Saturday 28 September 2024.
*Read the Terms and Conditions