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Art and design

Doodle for Google

Redesign the Google logo around an annual theme, with a scholarship and a day on the homepage at stake.

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Key facts

Eligible grades
Grades K to 12, judged in five grade groups: K-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12.
Homeschooled students are eligible, as are children of US service personnel serving abroad.
Source, checked 2026-09-02
Official divisions
Five grade groups judged separately: K-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12.
Based on the organiser's own divisions.
Eligible ages
Not confirmed. This organiser may set eligibility by grade rather than age. We do not convert one into the other.
Google sets groups by grade, not age.
Individual or team
Individual
Where it runs
Online · United States
Entry cost
FreeNo purchase is necessary to enter or win; the rules state this explicitly.
Registration deadline
Set locally, not published as a single national date The 2027 deadline is not confirmed. Recent cycles have varied a great deal: one source gives 10 December 2025, another 30 April 2026, and a scholarship aggregator lists 17 December 2026. Do not plan around any of these; check doodles.google.com/d4g for the current date.
Competition dates
Theme and entry window announced by Google each cycle, with state winners, national finalists and a national winner announced in the following months.
Difficulty
Some preparation neededYou will want a few weeks of targeted practice. Most motivated students place respectably.
Prizes
A college scholarship, a school technology grant and a day on the Google homepageAmounts have changed between cycles and could not be confirmed for 2027. Reported figures: the national winner receives a college scholarship of $45,000 or $55,000 depending on the year, plus a $50,000 technology package for their school or chosen nonprofit, and their doodle appears on Google.com. National finalists receive a $10,000 scholarship plus Google hardware. Fifty-five state and territory winners are featured in the gallery.

What Doodle for Google is

Doodle for Google invites students from kindergarten through grade 12 in the United States to reimagine the Google logo around an annual theme, submitting artwork in any medium along with a short written statement. State and national winners are chosen, and the national winner's doodle appears on the Google homepage for a day and carries a college scholarship plus a technology grant for their school.

How the competition works

Create a doodle interpreting that year's theme while incorporating the letters of the Google logo, using any materials you like, plus a descriptive artist statement of 50 words or fewer. Entry is via a one-page official entry form that includes parental consent, submitted online as a .png or .jpg or by mail. Parents, teachers, nonprofits and after-school programmes may submit on a student's behalf.

Eligibility notes

Open to students in the United States and its territories. Entries are grouped by grade band, so younger students are not judged against older ones. A parent or guardian must sign the entry form for minors.

How to register

  1. Read the current year's theme on the official Doodle for Google site.
  2. Create your doodle in any medium: pencil, paint, clay, digital, collage. Physical work is photographed or scanned.
  3. Write the artist statement. It is short but it is genuinely part of the judging.
  4. Have a parent or guardian complete the entry form, then submit online or by post before the deadline.

Register on the official site

What skills you need

  • Visual art in any medium
  • Working a concept into a fixed logo shape
  • Concise written explanation
  • Interpreting a theme originally

Recommended resources

Past problems and materials

Only materials the organiser or an authorised archive publishes openly are listed here.

  • Winners gallery

    Published free by Google, covering national winners, finalists and state winners.

Frequently asked questions

Can young children enter?

Yes. Doodle for Google accepts entries from kindergarten upward, and entries are grouped by grade band so a first grader is not judged against a high school senior.

Does the artwork have to be digital?

No. Any medium is accepted, including pencil, paint, clay and collage. Physical work is photographed or scanned for submission.

Does the written statement matter?

Yes. Judges assess the artistic merit, the creativity of the theme interpretation, and the statement explaining the idea. A strong doodle with a weak statement is at a real disadvantage.

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