The annual Doodle for Google contest is back for its 17th year! This time, we’re inviting K-12 students to create artwork about their personal strengths and talents, in response to the theme “My superpower is…” The contest is open for entry from October 15, 2025 to December 10, 2025.
Each year we look forward to highlighting the amazing creativity of children and teenagers in a US based school (including homeschooling) or a school in Puerto Rico, US Territories and Free Associated States or The District of Columbia. Children of military personnel overseas may enter this year and will be considered with applications from their home state.
This year promises to bring another round of spectacular creations as we invite students to look within and consider the unique qualities that make them special. We are excited to see what students come up with as they reflect on how they contribute to their schools, families or wider communities.
We’re also launching a new approach to Doodle for Google that will bring more student artwork to the Google homepage, allow us to celebrate winners in bigger ways, and better align with the academic year.
Instead of just one student, there will now be five finalists who will receive a $10,000 college scholarship, their Doodle featured on our Google.com homepage, and a Chromebook. Our judges and national voting process then help determine which of the five finalists will be the national winner and receive an additional $45,000 scholarship plus a $50,000 technology package for their school.
We have also changed the time frame for the competition from spring to autumn. This will coincide with the start of the school year – so educators can more easily incorporate Doodle for Google into their plans, and finalists can be celebrated by their classmates and the community while school is still in session.
This year’s judging panel will include NBA powerhouse Giannis Antetokounmpo and National Teacher of the Year Ashley Crosson.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a nine-time NBA All-Star forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. His impressive basketball career includes two MVP awards, an epic NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021 and an NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. Committed to using his legacy to help others achieve their dreams, he and his family have established the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation as well as the Antetokounmpo Academy to empower youth through sports, build confidence through education and develop life skills.
Ashlie Crosson, 2025 National Teacher of the Year, serves as an English teacher at Pennsylvania’s Mifflin County High School, where she aims to prepare her students to navigate the complexities of our global society. Crosson believes in building a strong curriculum that develops communication skills, empowers students to solve problems and expands their worldview. Crosson teaches Advanced Placement language and composition, English 10, and Survival Stories, an elective that approaches global humanitarian crises from a youth perspective. She also advises the journalism course, which publishes the school newspaper and the district magazine. As National Teacher of the Year 2025, Crosson will spend a year representing teachers and acting as an ambassador for the teaching profession.
How to enter the competition
Doodle for Google 2025-26 is now open for entry until December 10, 2025. For details on how to enter, resources for educators and parents, and contest rules, visit our website. We can’t wait to see the creativity and power of these Doodles!