UTNIF-IE Summer Camps: Program Listings

2026 Registration is now live!

Frequently Asked Questions

UTNIF Programs:

World Schools Debate

1 Week World Schools -  6/28/26-7/4/26 - $1400 - REGISTER

2 Week World Schools -  6/28/26-7/11/26 - $2800 - REGISTER

Policy/Cross-Examination Debate

1 Week Policy -  6/28/26-7/4/26 - $1400 - REGISTER

2 Week Policy  - 6/28/26-7/11/26 - $2800 - REGISTER

Congressional Debate

1 Week Congress -  6/28/26-7/4/26 - $1400 - REGISTER

2 Week Congress - 6/28/26-7/11/26 - $2800 - REGISTER

Individual Events

2 Week Individual Events -  6/28/26-7/11/26 - $2800 Major Only - $3100 Major/Minor - REGISTER

Public Forum Debate

2 Week PF Session - 6/28/26-7/11/26 - $3600 - Public Forum will be offered on campus in 2026 through the Victory Briefs Institute. Click here for more information.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

2 Week LD Session - 6/28/26-7/11/26 - $3600 - Lincoln-Douglas will be offered on campus in 2026 through the Victory Briefs Institute. Click here for more information.

Commuter discount is available on the request. The base commuter price is a 25% discount. The commuter discount includes a meal pass for Lunch and Dinner during each day of the session.

 

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS MAIN SESSION INFO
(June 28 - July 11, 2026)

For the base tuition price that will include dormitory housing and meals, students will focus on one event. The faculty is experienced in all speech events, and as such, students may choose to study any of the following:

Major Events:

  • Dramatic or Humorous Interp
  • Extemporaneous Speaking & Student Congress (students will self-select for domestic or international focus, or may switch by day)
  • Original Oratory or Informative Speaking
  • Dramatic Duo (both students must attend)
  • Prose, POI, or Poetry Interp

Additional events based on regional requirements may be added to suit an individual student's needs. Daily, students will engage in lectures on their specific areas, roundtable discussion sessions on topics, selections, question analysis, news and information, and individual appointments with faculty members as well as lab assistants.

Minor Events:

For a minimal additional charge, students may choose two events in the major-minor program. Each student enrolling in the major-minor program must decide which two events s/he wishes to study, understanding that the event chosen for major study will be competition-ready when leaving the institute, and the event chosen for minor study will be researched, cut, analyzed and compiled, but perhaps not quite ready for competition. Available minor program events include:

  • Extemporaneous Speaking 2 (for extempers who wish to focus on BOTH Domestic and International Extemp and for Interp or Oratory students who wish to study extemp as a second event)
  • Oratory or Informative (curriculum & research only— due to time constraints, students will not write completed speeches in the minor program, but will work on the major planning elements)
  • Dramatic or Humorous Interp
  • Prose or Poetry Interp
  • Dramatic Duo (both students must attend and enroll in the major/minor program)
  • Impromptu Speaking

NOTE: POI is not available as a minor event.

 

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Registration Process

Have questions?

Information and FAQ's for parents: UTNIF Admin Information Page

Or contact our Curriculum Director for Speech: 

Ryan Tinlin, ryan.tinlin@utexas.edu