Online Scholarship Application

 

We assume anyone applying is a high school senior applying for the next fall - if you are applying early, please state your graduation year!

If you aren't ready to complete the full form, please consider filling it out with your name, email, and high school. You can always fill it out again later with the remaining information, but we will know to contact you!

 

It's much easier for us to evaluate the present skills and future potential of scholarship applicants if you've worked with someone on our team at a debate institute (MSDI, KU, UMKC, for example). Some have asked us how to make a good case for their prospects even if they attended other camps or weren't able to attend camps.

If you haven't worked with us before, please be clear about which formats of debate (CX Policy, L/D, Public Forum, others) you've competed in, and for how long. CX Policy is, by far, the best preparation, but students whose background is in the other types may be novice eligible if they have under 24 rounds of CX policy and under 50 rounds of L/D.

 

Our timeline for making scholarship decisions is mid to late April for the following fall semester. You are free to apply anytime, but applying before April 1 is advised to receive first consideration (once scholarships are offered, they are generally only available if they are declined). Please apply to Missouri State prior to Jan 15 for the following fall in order to be eligible for most academic scholarships (which are both generous and largely automatic if you apply on time). Most debaters combine debate and academic scholarships into a stronger package. Most require application by January 15; however, some have earlier deadlines. For example, the Presidential Scholarship and the Inclusive Excellence Scholarship have December 1 deadlines.