What does the future look like? Are cities built in the clouds? Is it a place where everyone gets along – even cats and dogs? Or maybe the world where nobody ever gets sick? With the Google homepage as their canvas, young artists are invited to reach into their imagination and share what they see for the future by entering in “The Doodle 4 Google Competition”. Students in grades K-12 are invited to take part in the 2016 Doodle 4 Google contest, and create a doodle that tells the world “What I see for the future.” One national winner will also receive a $30,000 college scholarship. The winner’s artwork will be featured on the Google homepage.
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to enter the Contest, an Entrant must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or a legal U.S. resident (i.e. must be able to show proof of legal residence)
- Be enrolled in a private or public elementary or secondary school (grades K-12) or a home school (grades K-12) in the United States, a United States Territory in Puerto Rico, Guam and Washington, D.C., a student of a U.S. Service Person serving abroad (collectively, “U.S. School(s)”)
- Have obtained a parent’s or legal guardian’s prior permission. Minors who enter must have the written consent of a parent or legal guardian in order to be eligible to receive any prizes
How to Apply:
- To be entering in the contest, create a doodle that tells the world “What I see for the future.” From crayons to clay, graphic design, or even food, young artists can utilize any materials to bring their creation to life. Like all Google Doodles, each doodle must incorporate the letters G-o-o-g-l-e.
- The candidates can apply either on-line or offline to be enter in the Doodle 4 Google Competition
- You can apply on-line through the given link: https://doodles.google.com/d4g/enter.html
- For applying off-line follow the given steps:
- Download or print the entry form. The link is: https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/doodles.google.com/en//d4g/Doodle4Google_EntryForm.pdf
- Doodle: Have artists create their doodles using any materials they want.
- Write:
- Have artists write a 50-word statement describing their doodle, their message behind the artwork, or their artistic process.
- Fill out the rest of the required information and sign the entry form.
4. Combine:
- If the doodle wasn’t created directly on the entry form, take a digital photo or scan of the doodle and combine it with the entry form.
- If you’re submitting a digital entry, save the completed entry form as a .png, or .jpg.
Guidelines:
- Resolution: Use the highest quality setting on your camera. Your image should be at least 300 dpi.
- Lighting: Make sure the doodle is well lit and free of glare and unnecessary shadows.
- Composition: Position the camera so that the doodle fills the frame and there are no visual distractions in the background.
Submitting Details:
Carefully package the doodle in an envelope so that it won’t be damaged, and with proper postage, mail it to one of the following addresses.
• For Regular U.S. Mail
Doodle 4 Google
PO Box 510337
New Berlin, WI 53151
• For Overnight Mail
Doodle 4 Google, Promotions Department
5000 South Towne Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151
Financial Aid and Award Money:
- The National Winner will win a $30,000 college scholarship (managed by Scholarship America) to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to San Francisco area (retail value approximately $1,500)
- The four (4) National Finalists who do not become the National Winner will win a $5,000 college scholarship (managed by Scholarship America) to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to Google headquarters (retail value $1500), a Chromebook (retail value approximately $399), an Android tablet (retail value approximately $300)
- The forty-eight (48) State and Territory Winners who did not become National Finalists win an Android tablet (retail value approximately $300)
Application Deadline:
The Contest begins on September 14th, 2016 09:00am Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States and ends on December 2nd, 2016, 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT) Zone (“Contest Period”).
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