Does James Madison offer debate scholarships?

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Hi,

I’m a junior interested in applying to these colleges next year. I’ve been a successful policy debater, and have participated in TFA, Local Urban Leagues, and UIL tournaments. I’ve been honored with Speaker Awards and Team Placement. In terms of leadership, I’m currently a co-captain of my school’s team (I’m in charge of recruitment and communication of important dates).

In terms of community service, I continually assist my former middle school debate team in understanding the rudiments of argumentation, as well as serve as a judge for middle school tournaments. When I assist with my former middle school team, I assist the coach with certain administrative tasks, as well as assist the debaters in understanding the evidence provided.

With my experience, would I qualify for any existing debate scholarships offered at this college?

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I’m not sure that there are any debate scholarships at the school but when I was applying the debate captain/teacher emailed me and said he would put in a good word for me with admissions because I was interested in continuing debate at JMU so continuing on could help you get into the school.

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There is at least one $500 scholarship for debate if I’m remembering correctly. All of the scholarship aid here is competitive though - there’s not terribly much to go around.