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Google - Doodle for Google Competition Contest 3/18/19 *Student K-12
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https://doodles.google.
rules
https://doodles.google.
designed to encourage eligible U.S. school students and their parents/guardians on their behalf ("Entrant(s)" or "You") to use their creativity to create their own interpretation of the Google logo. Judges will choose the winning entries, and prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules
an Entrant must: (a) be a U.S. citizen or a permanent legal U.S. resident (i.e. must be able to show proof of permanent legal residence); and (b) 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)"); and (c) have obtained a parent's or legal guardian's prior permission.
begins on January 7th, 2019 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States and ends on March 18th, 2019, 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT) Zone ("Contest Period").
. You will be requested to download and complete a one-page official entry form ("Entry Form") with: (a) a doodle that reflects Entrant's creative interpretation of the Contest theme "When I grow up, I hope..." incorporating the letters from the Google logo ("Doodle"); (b) all information at the bottom of the Entry Form including parents consent; and (c) a descriptive artist statement of fifty (50) words or less. Entry Forms can only be submitted by parents, guardians, teachers, non-profit leaders, and afterschool programs on behalf of Entrants.
Once the Entry Form is fully completed, it should be printed on a light colored 8.5"X11" sheet of paper and signed by a parent/legal guardian. The completed Entry Form can be submitted virtually via a digital upload tool on the doodle4google.com site, or as a hard copy by mail.
To submit an entry in hard-copy form, the entry form must be mailed in an envelope (packaged carefully so it won't be damaged) with proper postage affixed, to the following mailing address:
Regular U.S. Mail:
Doodle 4 Google (US)
Google LLC
P.O. Box 391840
Mountain View, CA 94039-9899
Overnight Mail (e.g. Courier service like FedEx, UPS, etc.)
Doodle 4 Google Contest (US)
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER ENTRANT.
JUDGING: Each doodle will be evaluated and scored based on the following "Criteria": (i) artistic skills (ii) creativity and originality - considering the representation of the Contest theme "When I grow up, I hope...", and use of the Google logo, as well as the unique and novel approach to the doodle; (iii) communication of the Contest theme in both the drawing and supporting statement - how well the Entrant explains what "When I grow up, I hope...?" in the supporting statement and drawing; (iv) adherence to the Doodle Requirements and these Rules.
Submissions will be divided into five "Grade Groups" for judging:
Grades K-3
Grades 4-5
Grades 6-7
Grades 8-9
Grades 10-12
Level One: State and Territory Winner Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 53
A total of fifty (53) winners will be selected to advance forward as State and Territory winners in the contest (one (1) per state, at least ten (10) per grade group), as follows:
Each doodle in each grade group will be given a ranking from 1 to 53, 1 being the highest ranking, depending on the score that it received from independent Guest Judges and Google doodler artists.
Only one (1) Entrant from each state can move forward as a State or Territory Winner.
Notification of Winners
State and Territory Winners will be notified on or before March 22nd, 2019 by telephone or email.
In the event that there are no entries from a particular state or Grade Group, no award will be made for that state and/or Grade Group.
Level Two: National Finalist Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 5
From among the 53 State and territory winners, total of five (5) national finalists (one (1) per grade group) will be selected, as follows:
The judging at this level will be comprised of two components: (i) public voting via the Contest Site; and (ii) Google doodler artists. First, the public will vote on the doodles. Online public voting will last for a period of 5 days, from June 3, 2019, 9:00am PST to June 7, 2019 9:00pm PST. Actual date and times are subject to change without prior notice. At the completion of the public voting period, the panel of Google doodler artists along with the guest judges will consider the amount of votes that each of the 53 State and Territory Winners received, as well as the Criteria. They will then give each of the State and Territory Winners a score.
In each Grade Group, the State or Territory Winner receiving the highest score will move forward as a National Finalist
Notification of Winners
The top-five (5) State and Territory Winners (one (1) per Grade Group) will be named as "National Finalists".
Level Four: National Winner Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 1
By applying the Criteria, a panel of Google Employees will then choose one (1) National Winner from among the five (5) National Finalists.
PRIZES: 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); $50,000 in value towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab or a technology program for the U.S. School where the Entrant is enrolled, or a registered non-profit of which the winner is a participant at as indicated on the Entry Form (homeschools and students of U.S. Foreign Service Person abroad are ineligible for the $50,000 technology award toward establishment/improvement of a computer lab); a Chromebook (retail value approximately $299); an Android tablet (retail value approximately $300). The National Winner's doodle will be placed on www.google.com by the end of 2019 in the United States for one day. If the National Winner is enrolled in a homeschool, the homeschool will receive a $5,000 technology stipend (issued in the form of a check), and the National Winner may donate $45,000 in value towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab or a technology program for a public library, non-profit, or public school in their community that meets Google's criteria for awards. All non-profits must be registered and official 501(c)(3) organizations.
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), and 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).
rules
https://doodles.google.
designed to encourage eligible U.S. school students and their parents/guardians on their behalf ("Entrant(s)" or "You") to use their creativity to create their own interpretation of the Google logo. Judges will choose the winning entries, and prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules
an Entrant must: (a) be a U.S. citizen or a permanent legal U.S. resident (i.e. must be able to show proof of permanent legal residence); and (b) 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)"); and (c) have obtained a parent's or legal guardian's prior permission.
begins on January 7th, 2019 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States and ends on March 18th, 2019, 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT) Zone ("Contest Period").
. You will be requested to download and complete a one-page official entry form ("Entry Form") with: (a) a doodle that reflects Entrant's creative interpretation of the Contest theme "When I grow up, I hope..." incorporating the letters from the Google logo ("Doodle"); (b) all information at the bottom of the Entry Form including parents consent; and (c) a descriptive artist statement of fifty (50) words or less. Entry Forms can only be submitted by parents, guardians, teachers, non-profit leaders, and afterschool programs on behalf of Entrants.
Once the Entry Form is fully completed, it should be printed on a light colored 8.5"X11" sheet of paper and signed by a parent/legal guardian. The completed Entry Form can be submitted virtually via a digital upload tool on the doodle4google.com site, or as a hard copy by mail.
To submit an entry in hard-copy form, the entry form must be mailed in an envelope (packaged carefully so it won't be damaged) with proper postage affixed, to the following mailing address:
Regular U.S. Mail:
Doodle 4 Google (US)
Google LLC
P.O. Box 391840
Mountain View, CA 94039-9899
Overnight Mail (e.g. Courier service like FedEx, UPS, etc.)
Doodle 4 Google Contest (US)
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER ENTRANT.
JUDGING: Each doodle will be evaluated and scored based on the following "Criteria": (i) artistic skills (ii) creativity and originality - considering the representation of the Contest theme "When I grow up, I hope...", and use of the Google logo, as well as the unique and novel approach to the doodle; (iii) communication of the Contest theme in both the drawing and supporting statement - how well the Entrant explains what "When I grow up, I hope...?" in the supporting statement and drawing; (iv) adherence to the Doodle Requirements and these Rules.
Submissions will be divided into five "Grade Groups" for judging:
Grades K-3
Grades 4-5
Grades 6-7
Grades 8-9
Grades 10-12
Level One: State and Territory Winner Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 53
A total of fifty (53) winners will be selected to advance forward as State and Territory winners in the contest (one (1) per state, at least ten (10) per grade group), as follows:
Each doodle in each grade group will be given a ranking from 1 to 53, 1 being the highest ranking, depending on the score that it received from independent Guest Judges and Google doodler artists.
Only one (1) Entrant from each state can move forward as a State or Territory Winner.
Notification of Winners
State and Territory Winners will be notified on or before March 22nd, 2019 by telephone or email.
In the event that there are no entries from a particular state or Grade Group, no award will be made for that state and/or Grade Group.
Level Two: National Finalist Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 5
From among the 53 State and territory winners, total of five (5) national finalists (one (1) per grade group) will be selected, as follows:
The judging at this level will be comprised of two components: (i) public voting via the Contest Site; and (ii) Google doodler artists. First, the public will vote on the doodles. Online public voting will last for a period of 5 days, from June 3, 2019, 9:00am PST to June 7, 2019 9:00pm PST. Actual date and times are subject to change without prior notice. At the completion of the public voting period, the panel of Google doodler artists along with the guest judges will consider the amount of votes that each of the 53 State and Territory Winners received, as well as the Criteria. They will then give each of the State and Territory Winners a score.
In each Grade Group, the State or Territory Winner receiving the highest score will move forward as a National Finalist
Notification of Winners
The top-five (5) State and Territory Winners (one (1) per Grade Group) will be named as "National Finalists".
Level Four: National Winner Level
Number of Winners Selected at this Level: 1
By applying the Criteria, a panel of Google Employees will then choose one (1) National Winner from among the five (5) National Finalists.
PRIZES: 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); $50,000 in value towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab or a technology program for the U.S. School where the Entrant is enrolled, or a registered non-profit of which the winner is a participant at as indicated on the Entry Form (homeschools and students of U.S. Foreign Service Person abroad are ineligible for the $50,000 technology award toward establishment/improvement of a computer lab); a Chromebook (retail value approximately $299); an Android tablet (retail value approximately $300). The National Winner's doodle will be placed on www.google.com by the end of 2019 in the United States for one day. If the National Winner is enrolled in a homeschool, the homeschool will receive a $5,000 technology stipend (issued in the form of a check), and the National Winner may donate $45,000 in value towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab or a technology program for a public library, non-profit, or public school in their community that meets Google's criteria for awards. All non-profits must be registered and official 501(c)(3) organizations.
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), and 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).
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