Applying for Financial Aid
The Debate Intensive believes that a top-quality debate education should be available to all students, regardless of their financial status. For that reason, we provide need-based scholarships to families who demonstrate their financial need in our application.
To apply for financial aid, students must send an email containing the following:
- A letter from the student’s parents/guardians. This letter should indicate the level of need and the camp session and commuter option for which you are applying for aid.
- A letter from the student’s coach. The coach’s letter should emphasize the student’s contribution to their team, work ethic, and skill. If the student does not have a debate coach, they may ask a school teacher.
- Scanned tax forms (1040 forms and either W2s or 1099s) for both parents/guardians.
An email containing these materials should be sent to office@debateintensive.org.
Aid is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, with aid decisions announced on a rolling basis. Last year, we provided more than $25,000 in financial aid, making us one of the highest-donating debate programs on a per-student basis. However, due to resource limitations, we cannot guarantee that all requests for aid will be accepted.