Fees/Payment

1. Payment is due May 15. A PO or check postmarked by May 15 is acceptable.

2. Follow these instructions to create your National Tournament invoice.

3. Schools may pay by credit card or ACH via their NSDA account. There is no processing fee for credit card and ACH payments. POs should be mailed to the office (postmarked by May 15) or emailed to billing@speechanddebate.org. 

4. Checks payable to National Speech & Debate Association. Mail payment to: NSDA, 401 Railroad Place, West Des Moines, IA 50265. 

5. Full refunds will be issued for changes made before May 15. No refunds will be made after May 15. 

6. If you make changes to your registration before May 15 but have already created an invoice that is higher than that amount, contact the national office for the invoice to be revised.

7. Limited hired judging will be available for the price of $200 per judge.

8. Each school must post a judge bond of $200. This bond is in addition to entry fees and judge fees. If all judges from a school complete all judging assignments, the $200 will be returned after the tournament using the method selected during registration (on the general tab of your Tournament registration): refund check by mail or credit to your NSDA account. To use the credit for your school membership, you must generate an invoice as usual in the fall and apply the credit to activate your membership. Judge bond refunds will be processed by July 31. Overpayments will be processed by July 31 and refunded via the same method selected for judge bond refund.