IOL 2023

Registration Schedule and Fees

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

Schedule
Date
Early Bird Registration *
Early Bird Registration opens
9 January 2023
Early Bird Registration closes
31 January 2023
Requesting a new working language ends **
31 January 2023
* 30% deposit should be paid by 23 February 2023.
If the deposit is not paid on time, registration is automatically converted to Standard Registration and respective rates apply.
** A new working language means a language that was not present in the previous IOL. Please, note that countries can ask for any language. Asking for a particular language (e.g. English) does NOT give an advantage during the contest – all language versions are equal.

The list of the IOL19 working languages can be seen on the IOL19 working languages page. Please, make sure that you have read through the Working language(s) selection page carefully before requesting a new language.
Standard Registration ***
Standard Registration opens
1 February 2023
Standard Registration closes
31 March 2023
*** 30% deposit should be paid by 30 April 2023.
 If the deposit is not paid on time, registration is automatically converted to Late Registration and respective rates apply.
Late Registration
Late Registration opens
1 April 2023

The registration will be through our new IOL Registration System.

REGISTRATION FEES

It’s our pleasure to introduce the Friendship days in 2023. During these 2 days we will organise a hike in the beautiful Pirin mountain and will offer possibilities for a lot of additional social, scientific and cultural exchange events.

Friendship days are included in the Full Package only. The Basic package with lower fees is shown after the Full Package. 

More information about the Friendship Days here

For your convenience you can upgrade from Basic to Full package with additional fees as described in Basic Package section until June 2023 . 

FULL PACKAGE

Arrival on 21st July and departure on 29th July 2023

Including the two friendship days.

First teams of accredited countries

Fees in EUR. Final fee depends on the month of payment completion

Registration type April May June July
Standard Registration
3249
3449
3849
4149
Early Bird Registration
3049
3249
3649
3949
Standard registration for Previous Host
2849
3049
3449
3649
Early Bird registration for Previous Host
2649
2849
3249
3449
Standard registration for Newcomer
2849
3049
3449
3649
Late Registration
3449
3649
4049
4349

Second teams and non-accredited countries

Fees in EUR. Final fee depends on the month of payment completion

Registration type April May June July
Standard Registration
5649
5849
6249
6549
Early Bird Registration
5349
5549
5949
6249
Standard registration for Previous Host
4849
5049
5449
5749
Early Bird registration for Previous Host
4449
4649
5049
5349
Standard registration for Newcomer
4849
5049
5449
5749
Late Registration
5849
6049
6449
6799
Additional fees April May June July
Observer
719
769
819
869
Single Room Supplement (surcharge per person)
399
429
499
549

BASIC PACKAGE

Arrival on 23rd of July and departure on 29th on July 2023.

First teams of accredited countries

Fees in EUR. Final fee depends on the month of payment completion

Registration type April May June July
Standard Registration
2399
2599
2999
3299
Early Bird Registration
2199
2399
2799
3099
Standard registration for Previous Host
1999
2199
2599
2799
Early Bird registration for Previous Host
1799
1999
2399
2599
Standard registration for Newcomer
1999
2199
2599
2799
Late Registration
2599
2799
3199
3499

Second teams and non-accredited countries

Fees in EUR. Final fee depends on the month of payment completion

Registration type April May June July
Standard Registration
4799
4999
5399
5699
Early Bird Registration
4499
4699
5099
5399
Standard registration for Previous Host
3999
4199
4599
4899
Early Bird registration for Previous Host
3599
3799
4199
4499
Standard registration for Newcomer
3999
4199
4599
4899
Late Registration
4999
5199
5599
5899
Additional fees April May June July
Observer
549
599
649
699
Single Room Supplement (surcharge per person)
349
399
459
499

The participants who have chosen the Basic Package can extend it to Full Package with additional payment by 170 EUR per person (220 EUR for single room accommodation).

Notes on the Fees

Important

All fees are in Euro (EUR).

All bank fees, such as money transfer fees and currency conversion charges (if any), must be paid by the sender.

The final registration fee depends on the month the full payment is completed.

The team registration fee covers participation of 1 team leader and 4 contestants as described below. 

The number of team leaders cannot exceed the number of teams you register. For example, if you want to come with 2 team leaders and 4 contestants, one team leader should register as an observer and pay the observer fee.

Covered by the fee

We will provide the following services to all the invited participants: 

  1. Transfers from and to Sofia Airport (SOF) to the accommodation;
  2. Accommodation from the night of Friday 21st (Sunday 23rd for the basic package) till the morning of Saturday 29th July, 2023; 
  3. All meals from evening meal on Friday 21st (Sunday 23rd for the basic package)  till the breakfast on Saturday 29th July, 2023.
  4. All social activities, lectures and IOL Excursion on Wednesday 26th July.

Additional days may be available on request.

Not covered by the fee

  1. Visa application fee;
  2. Travel insurance;
  3. Meals, accommodation, travel expense before or after the dates listed above.

Single Room Request

All participants (including contestants, team leaders, jurors, and volunteers) will be offered a double or triple room. You can use the room individually, upon request. The extra charge for the single room depends on the month the payment is completed. Single rooms are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Individual Observers

We strongly encourage all the observers to be registered together with the teams of the country the observers are from, and pay the fee together, in order to reduce the administrative procedures and transaction fees and also to be accommodated as a group. If you are not willing to or not able to register together, please register individually by  using the contact form. The observer fee depends on the month the payment is completed.