Doodle 4 Google
The competition is open to all students attending a school in the Republic of Ireland. Doodles will be judged in the following five groups:
We will select the best 15 doodles from each of our five class groups, across each of the four regions. Our regions are the four provinces: Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught.
Prizes: Doodle 4 Google certificate
Finalists will be chosen by our expert judging panel across the age groups and regions.
Prizes: Invite to the prize-giving event in the Google Headquarters in Dublin where the Class Group Winners and Overall Winner will be announced, as well as a framed copy of their doodle, a Doodle 4 Google goody bag and a t-shirt with their doodle printed on it.
The public will be asked to vote online for their favourite doodle in each class group. The public vote determines the five Class Group Winners.
Prizes: Each Class Group Winner will receive a laptop as will their teacher. These winners will be announced at our prize-giving event.
Google's professional doodlers, from our web design team based in our Headquarters in California, will pick the Overall Winner.
Prizes: The winning doodle will be hosted on Google Ireland's homepage for 24 hours in March 2012 and will be seen by millions of users. The winner's school will receive a €10,000 technology grant.
A panel of expert judges from the fields of art, education and entertainment will evaluate the entries based on the following criteria:
The expert judging panel will consist of: