Institute for Speech and Debate
Institute for Speech and Debate Summer Programs
One- and two-week residential or commuter speech-and-debate institutes at UNC-Chapel Hill for middle- and high-school students, with 2027 event-specific instruction and need-based aid.
- Application deadline
- Unconfirmed — check official site
- Cost
- $2,199–$3,999 (2027 cycle)
- Session dates or duration
- Starts June 26, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 1–2 weeks (2027 cycle)
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina; residential and commuter options
- Stipend or pay
- Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Up to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.
All requirements, expenses and sources
Expenses and aid conditions: Late registration fee after May 31, 2027: $200. Avoid by completing registration before the end of May.; Optional RDU ground transportation: $110–$160. $110 one way or $160 round trip, purchased in advance. Airfare is separate.; Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Rolling, first-come, and limited to available funds; complete requests by March 1 for primary consideration. (2027 cycle)
Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a middle- or high-school student for the student programs; Requirement: Select an event offered in the chosen session and duration; Requirement: Attend the first week of the selected session for any one-week option; Requirement: Arrange travel to UNC-Chapel Hill and payment in full after enrollment approval; Exclusion: Interpretation of Literature has no one-week option; Exclusion: Enrollment payments are nonrefundable; Exclusion: ISD does not provide airline unaccompanied-minor service
Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.
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