Partnership Projects

The NFL is pleased to work in tandem with like-minded organizations which promote learning, advocacy, and honorable values in line with the NFL mission. These cherished partnerships advance youth leadership and expand the range of opportunities available to NFL members.

Now Debate This

Now Debate This! is a national scholarship competition taking place this summer. Sixteen of the best and brightest will be selected to spend their summer studying the lives and legacies of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. At the end of their studies, they will debate who the better President was. The winner will receive a full scholarship to the college of their choice. It's the perfect opportunity for NFL participants. Check it out at www.nowdebatethis.com

All sixteen contestants will receive a $3,500 dollar summer stipend, a new laptop and video camera. At the end of their summer, they will travel through time, visiting historic sites throughout the Untied States (Mount Vernon, Springfield, IL, Philadelphia), experiencing firsthand the lives of both of these Presidents.

Then, the real debates begin. On August 9, the 16 will go head to head, debating the legacies of both Presidents? The top winners will win scholarships of up to $25,000. (Every one of the 16 earns at least $2,000 in scholarship money!) The Top Two will debate live-online and maybe on television-for a $150,000 scholarship. The second place speaker will walk away with a $50,000 scholarship. Learn how to enter at http://www.nowdebatethis.com

Summer College Workshop Scholarship Program

The NFL is excited to announce that it will continue its Summer Workshop Program for the 2008 summer! Through this program the NFL will organize scholarships to member coaches who would like to attend a summer teacher education program but can not afford the entire cost of tuition, room and board. These scholarships will be available for all areas of forensic education, including all speech events, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Student Congress. The NFL plans to offer at least fifty full scholarships (including tuition, room and board) and at least fifty partial scholarships to coaches from all over the nation.
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Participating Institutions

Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative: Summer Institute for Youth

Founders Institute – June 28-July23 - Ages 15-17
Diplomats Institute – July 5-July 30 – Ages 17-19
The Department of Communication at Wake Forest University, in cooperation with the US Department of State has available 20 Scholarships for American students to attend the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Institution (10 for each Institute). These Scholarships include:

• $2,500 scholarship; Designation as Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow (covers tuition, activities, meals and lodging in a WFU dorm, and partial travel funds)
• Participation in all Institute events, including classes covering topics such as: Constitutions, Media Literacy, Citizenship Issues, Internet Communication, Economic Globalization, World Media, Community Advocacy, taught by Wake Forest and visiting faculty.
• Six day educational trip to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA, including a visit to the State Department and the Constitution Center.
• Activities including an International Dinner, cultural event, community service projects, site visits, and computer-training classes on Blogging.

Join 40 Fellows on the Wake Forest campus for a three and one-half week Institute with classmates are from over 30 countries-- Armenia to Tajikistan, Denmark to Kosovo and Malta to Lithuania. First year students at colleges and universities may apply for the Diplomat program.

Applications are due March 15. APPLICATION FORM.

You can explore the 2007 program at bftf.org to check out this opportunity. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

International Debate Education Association or IDEA

NJFL National Tournament

NFL and IDEA offer a national competition opportunity for any student enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8 in an NJFL chapter school who qualifies through participation in oral communication activities. This tournament is similar to the LFG/NFL National Tournament and is held in a new location each year. This year, the 2008 NJFL Nationals will be held at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. Without IDEA, this tournament would not be possible and we thank them for their partnership to bring national merit to middle school forensics.

Guest Country Program

IDEA has partnered with the NFL to help enable the organization to host international students at the LFG/NFL National Tournament in June. This partnership started in 2004 through a U.S. State Department grant which funded international students from Argentina, China, Haiti, Moldova, Russia, South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe and allowed them compete in an international division of Public Forum debate. Now, the relationship has evolved to include a guest country competing every year at the National Tournament. By opening the National Tournament to students from all over the world, including guest countries such as Korea and Singapore, NFL achieves international outreach.

IDEA Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute

International Debate Education Association (IDEA) and the NFL are proud to announce partnership for the annual IDEA Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute. The Institute is co-sponsored by Bloomfield College and is a three-week event that will take place at beautiful Decemko Resort, a private resort on the Aegean Sea in western Turkey, June 29th-July 19th. The Institute offers an exciting educational experience for high school, college, and post-graduate level students in a beautiful setting. Students will take classes with peers and mentors from over twenty countries throughout the world while improving their debate skills in a variety of debate formats or creating intriguing journalism stories about local issues. Students will also travel on escorted excursions to nearby historical or cultural sites.

The IDEA Institute is college accredited by Bloomfield College and boasts an experienced, dynamic international staff. The Institute staff is comprised of professors and debate coaches from the United States and Europe. All Institute participants are eligible for college credit.

For more information, visit http://www.idebate.org/institute

The United Nations Foundation

The People Speak Global Debates

Since 2003, the UNF has teamed with the NFL to heighten public awareness and advocacy concerning internationally relevant issues. Encouraging the use of debate as a framework for discussion, the NFL/UNF has partnered to create The People Speak Global Debates. Both organizations believe that this program fosters the ability for students to be heard on issues currently facing the global community, enabling them to serve as advocates on real world matters. Any U.S. or international high school is eligible to participate.

Bickel & Brewer

National Public Policy Forum (NPPF)

Bickel & Brewer in partnership with NFL provides members a chance to participate in the National Public Policy Forum (NPPF). The NPPF is the first national competition that gives students the opportunity to participate in oral and written debates on issues of public policy. The NPPF is available to all high schools for free, and yet offers substantial rewards, both in terms of experience and prizes. Now in its sixth year, the NPPF is growing at a record pace.

National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA)

NDCA Evidence Share

Continuing to educate its members with as many teaching and learning resources as possible, the NFL has partnered with The National Debate Coaches Association to provide members with access to thousands of free policy debate evidence files. To access the NDCA Open Evidence Access Program, simply go to http://ndca.debateteams.net and follow the instructions to thousands of free files. The user name is NDCAEvidence2007 and the password is debate.