Awards & Prizes


The IPPF awards a certificate of achievement to all students who submit a Qualifying Round essay. Cash awards are given to any school that advances to the Sweet 32. The final eight teams earn an all-expense-paid trip to the April 16-18, 2010, finals at NYU. This trip provides up to three students and two coaches per school the opportunity to participate in a written and oral debate competition before a panel of some of the world’s foremost experts in debate, business, law and politics.  The debates will also be broadcast live on the Internet for everyone who wishes to view.

 

The award breakdown per team is as follows: 

 

Top 32 - $100

Sweet 16 - $250

Elite Eight - $500

Final Four - $1000

Runner-Up - $3,500 

Champion - $10,000 ($5,000 for the school, $5,000 for the team) and the “Bickel and Brewer Cup”

 



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