This form should be submitted by the president of the RSO requesting to participate in an external competition no later than 4 weeks before the competition registration deadline. The RSO participation packet is here available: https://www.untdcoladvocates.org/externalcompetitions

An approved copy of this form, evidenced by Professor Van Stean's signature,
must be submitted to Dean Ware alongside the RSO fund release request
before RSO request funds for advocacy competitions. No RSO may compete in
any competition without prior approval. 

Completed coach volunteer documents must be attached to this application for all non-faculty coaches. These documents are attached to the RSO participation packet, available on the BOA Website: https://www.untdcoladvocates.org/externalcompetitions.

The RSO requesting approval to participate in a competition related to such RSO understands and agrees that it must book and pay all related competition expenses, to include registration fees, competitor airfare, and competitor hotel rooms. Student competitors understand and acknowledge that RSOs may not directly reimburse competitors for meals or other out of pocket expenses. The RSO must fund all rounds of a competition, including regional and national rounds, and understands the COL and/or advocacy program does not have funds to pay for any rounds for any RSO.

Student competitors understand the time and effort required to participate in an external competition. The RSO, the student competitors, and the coach have read, understand, and agree to abide by the RSO Competition Participation Packet.

Student competitors must not be 1Ls or 1Es and must be in good academic standing at the time this application is submitted. The RSO has announced that only students in good academic standing may compete. The competitors below acknowledge they are currently in good academic standing and are not 1Ls or 1Es. Student competitors may not compete on more than one competition team in a given semester, but may attend national rounds in the same semester as regional rounds.

RSO competitors understand that they did not tryout through the competitive advocacy program process, and therefore may not hold themselves out to represent the UNTDCOL Advocacy Program, but rather, as a representative of the respective RSO. Student competitors understand that RSO competition participation does not guarantee membership to the Board of Advocates, although it is considered in the Board of Advocate membership application. 

The RSO has located a coach, as named in this form, and said coach agrees to volunteer pursuant to the UNT Dallas College of Law volunteer coach policy. The RSO has explained to the coach that RSOs may not pay coaches and that volunteer coaches will not be entitled to reimbursement for travel from UNT Dallas College of Law. The RSO has confirmed the coach will travel with the team. The RSO understands that in person practices are required to obtain advocacy satisfaction.

Signatures below constitute acknowledgment of the above, and acknowledgment that the UNT Dallas College of Law honor code applies to this application.