December 10, 2026
Doodle for Google Scholarship
Direct application
$55,000
5 winners
Eligibility
Major
Visual Performing Arts
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
K-12 students enrolled in U.S. schools, including homeschoolers and children of military families abroad, may enter Google's annual art contest on a changing theme. Entrants must be at least 13, or have a parent submit on their behalf.
The national winner receives a $55,000 college scholarship, and five national finalists also earn scholarship prizes plus Google hardware. Submit an original Doodle online or by mail with an artist's statement explaining how the work reflects the year's theme. Entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, and theme communication.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Original Doodle incorporating the Google logo letters and reflecting the year's theme
- Artist statement of 50 words or fewer
- Official entry form with required parent/guardian and, where applicable, teacher consent
- This is an art contest: entrants must create a doodle that incorporates the Google logo letters and reflects the contest theme
- Doodle must be two-dimensional and scannable (no videos or GIFs)
- Entry must include parental/guardian (and where applicable teacher) consent on the official entry form
- Open to K-12 students in the U.S. (grades K-12)
- Entrants younger than 13 must have a parent submit the entry on their behalf.
- The Doodle must be two-dimensional and scannable; videos and GIFs are not allowed.
- Entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, and communication of the annual theme.