The George Washington University Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest is the premier Chinese language speech competition for the Greater Washington D.C. higher education community, annually welcoming student competitors from universities and colleges throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Since the Jiangsu Cup’s inception in 2011, over 300 student participants have competed for scholarships and exchange opportunities in China, including full- and partial-scholarships to study the Chinese language at Nanjing University and fully-funded tours of the beautiful Jiangsu Province. 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of holding the Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest and will be the 1st time holding it virtually.

The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the Washington DC area whose native language is not Chinese, who have taken at least 280 hours of college-level Chinese or equivalent, and possess a proficiency level of intermediate to advanced. During the nomination period for the competition, from 11/6/2020 to 2/19/2021, Participating universities need to return the nomination form by the deadline, recommending up to 8 student contestants for each institution for the 2021 Jiangsu Cup. Each school or institute should notify nominated students to visit the official program website and follow the listed registration guidelines. After the nomination period, finalists will be announced on March 12th. Finalists will then compete in the Final Round competition on April 10, which will be live streamed via Zoom. More information will be announced soon on spectator registration. Awards include scholarship opportunities for study abroad in Jiangsu

For general inquiries regarding participation, please visit https://blogs.gwu.edu/jiangsucup/ or contact the GW CCAS Global Initiatives Office at ccasglobal@gwu.edu.