Scholarship

The Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and Dialogue, in conjunction with Emory College, offers a four-year renewable merit scholarship to an incoming first-year Emory College student debater each year through the Emory Scholars Program. Applicants must be accepted through the Emory admissions process, demonstrate superior academic achievement, and demonstrate interscholastic debate excellence to be eligible for consideration.

Each year, the Barkley Forum nominates five high school student debaters to be Emory Scholars Program Finalists. Finalists are considered for membership in the Emory Scholars Program and for the Robert W. Woodruff Debate Scholarship, which consists of full tuition, fees, and on-campus room, and board, renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate study.

Finalists nominated by the Barkley Forum are also considered for all of the other scholarships (for which they are eligible) offered by the Emory Scholars Program, including the signature Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship and others (other merit scholarships offered by Emory). Many members of the Barkley Forum have received such scholarships in the past, and those other scholarship awards are determined solely by the Admissions Office and Emory College.

For further questions, contact Mikaela Malsin at mikaela.malsin@emory.edu. If you wish to apply for the Merit Scholarship for Debate, download the application, complete all the information and return to mikaela.malsin@emory.edu.

Application

We recommend using Adobe Reader to complete the Application and Recommendation forms.  Application and Recommendation Forms for 2024-2025 are available below.

• Download a copy of the 2024-2025 Robert W. Woodruff Debate Merit Scholarship Application.
• Download a copy of the Recommendation Form.

If you have any questions, please contact Mikaela Malsin at mikaela.malsin@emory.edu or call the Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and Dialogue Office at (404) 727-6189.