Portland Speech and Debate Institute

Registration is available! https://apply.lclark.edu/register/?id=d25c5622-cd10-442e-a1c8-644eb23f98d7 . We cannot yet take payments for deposits, but please register now and more information will be forthcoming.

Full information packet: https://college.lclark.edu/live/files/36954-psdi-orientation-2025 

Dates: July 14-19, July 21-26 (2-week residential students do not need to move out between weeks)

Formats: Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Public Forum, Speech events (each week covers one format—students are welcome to participate in two different events in different weeks)

Parliamentary Debate and Lincoln-Douglas will be offered in week 1; Public Forum will be offered in week 2. Policy debate will cover both weeks; if a student wishes to do only one week of policy, we recommend the July 14-19 dates. Speech events will be offered both weeks.

Commuter Tuition: $750 per week; $1,350 for both weeks (includes six lunches and five dinners)

Deposit due by May 31: $250

Residential Tuition: $1,200 per week; $2,300 for both weeks (includes housing and three meals per day)

Deposit due by May 31: $400

Rough schedule: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays; practice tournament on Saturday

For more specific information, please contact jgantt@lclark.edu (though many details are still being finalized).

Earn at Least $20,000 in Scholarship Funds to Attend L&C*

Students who complete a precollege summer program and are later admitted to L&C will get preferential consideration for merit-based aid and are guaranteed to receive a minimum of $20,000/year in renewable scholarship funding in the form of a Sequoia or Oregon Maple scholarship.

*Sequoia or Oregon Maple academic merit scholarships granted at the time of admission will already take into account any participation in a Lewis & Clark precollege summer program. Students with strong academic credentials who attend a precollege summer program and are later admitted to Lewis & Clark may find they are eligible for a Sequoia or Oregon Maple scholarship that exceeds the $20,000/year guaranteed minimum!

Precollege Summer Programs