It's not directly the ECF, but if you take a look at the BUCA site under newsletters, you see thisNickFaulks wrote: but if the ECF said something like that it would be worth checking.
http://www.buca.org.uk/
BUCA, International Chess, etc.
It may well be this intervention was a success, the latest BUCA announcement atYou may or may not know that British University & College Sport (BUCS) prevents us from playing chess at the World Student Games and the World University Chess Championship. I have a contact with the Sport & Recreation Alliance via the ECF, and I will be explaining what’s gone on to them in a bid to see if they can help us participate in these events.
http://www.michaeljmeadows.com/buca/index.php?page=team
implies that the winners will be expected to "play in Europe".
But that's Europe rather than World.Championship Prize
The winner of the Championship section will receive the trophy and the title of BUCA Team Champion, and represent Great Britain at the 2nd European Universities Championships. These will be played in Rijeka, Croatia, as part of the 2016 European Universities’ Games. The provisional dates for the chess event are 19-22 July.