Doodle 4 Google

Eligibility : The Doodle 4 Google is open only to current students of the elementary and secondary schools (K–12 grades, including home schools of these grades) in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, excluding U.S. territories, (“Schools”) that have registered with Google for the Contest by 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) on March 17, 2010. Internet access is required to register for the Contest. The students (“Entrants”) of these Schools must be U.S. residents, must have obtained their parents’ or legal guardians’ prior permission before entering, and their parents and/or legal guardians must have consented to be bound, on their children’s and on their own behalf, to these Rules.

Promotion Period : The Doodle 4 Google begins at 6:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) on February 3, 2010 and ends on 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) on May 26, 2010.

How To Enter : Go to google.com/doodle4google and follow the instructions.

Limit : Each Entrant may make only one doodle, and each School may send no more than six (6) submissions.

Prize (s):

The National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice; a trip to the Google New York Office on May 26, 2010 (retail value approximately $1500); a $25,000 grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab for their current school;  a laptop computer (retail value approximately $800); a Wacom digital design tablet (retail value approximately $60); and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it (retail value approximately $15). Their doodle also will be displayed on the www.google.com home page for one day. The three (3) National Finalists who did not become the National Winner will win a laptop computer (retail value approximately $800), a Wacom digital design tablet (retail value approximately $60), a trip to the Google New York Office on May 26, 2010 (retail value approximately $1500), and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it (retail value approximately $15). The thirty-six (36) Regional Winners who did not become National Finalists will win a trip to the Google New York Office on May 26, 2010 (retail value approximately $1500), a Wacom digital design tablet (retail value approximately $60), and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it  (retail value approximately $15). The three hundred sixty (360) State Finalists who did not become Regional Winners will each receive a Doodle 4 Google certificate.  The five (5) public or private schools winning the Extra Credit: Technology Booster Awards will receive twenty (20) netbook computers each (retail value approximately $6000), and the three (3) home schools winning the Extra Credit: Technology Booster Awards will receive two (2) netbook computers each (retail value approximately $600). For the National Winner’s scholarship, Google will gross up the scholarship amount to a maximum of $25,000 to cover possible taxes.

Winners : The names of the winners will be posted on the Website within one month of the end of the Contest.

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