Students are asked to submit a paper, speech, or outline that addresses the theme of “Communicating Climate Change in the 21st Century: Challenges & Opportunities.”
All submissions must be original student work but students may submit papers from past or current GW classes.
Submit by December 2 at 5 p.m. EST
Round two
Students who are selected to move onto round 2 will receive $100 scholarships for their work.
Round Two students will receive assistance from the GWU Debate & Literary Society on turning their papers or outlines into 5-minute speeches.
Workshop will be on Saturday, January 25th at 10 AM.
Additional scholarship money will be given to students who advance to round 3.
Round three
In Round 3, the top 3-5 speakers from Round 2 will be invited to present their speeches in the Jack Morton Auditorium.
The event is open to the public and will be judged by experts on climate change and public communication.
Prizes will be awarded to the top speakers as follows:
Top Prize: A $1,000 scholarship and invitation to present your speech at the Planet Forward Summit on April 3-4, 2020.
Second Prize: A $500 scholarship
Third Prize: A $250 scholarship
Rules & Regulations
Eligibility
To be eligible to compete in the Speech Competition, an individual must:
1.Be an undergraduate student at the George Washington University
Speech Subject and Preparation
1.The topic is Communicating Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities. All students must write a speech on the topic or submit past work addressing the topic.
2.Speeches must be original content. Plagiarism if found or notified to the judges by any contestant may lead to disqualification.
