Sponsoring a School

Schools pay an annual materials and enrollment fee in the amount of $99. In exchange for this fee schools receive unlimited online access to all of our study materials: 2009 Spell It!, our official study booklet; three grade-specific versions of the 2009 Classroom Pronouncer Guide; and the 2009 School Pronouncer Guide. Each enrolled school also receives 25 2009 Spell It! booklets for their participating students. As a prize for a student in their bee program, each school receives from Encyclopædia Britannica a one-year-subscription to student.britannica.com.

Enrollment is required for participation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program. If you would like to sponsor a school in your area by paying its $99 enrollment fee, please click here.

Sponsoring a Local Spelling Bee Program

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a not-for-profit educational promotion sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company in conjunction with businesses and community organizations around the world. Each sponsor organizes a bee program in its community, with the cooperation of area school officials: private, charter, parochial, public and home schools. The champion of each sponsor’s final spelling bee will compete in the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

If your business or organization is interested in sponsoring a local spelling bee program, or in providing support for an established program in your area, please email bee@scripps.com.