Competition rules
The closing date is Friday 5th November 2010.
Who can enter
One entry per person.
Multiple entries from the same school are welcome.
Students are split into three year groups. There will be a winner in each category in each year group and an overall Grand Prix winner in each year group.
Year groups;
Megaspiders – Primary School/ up to Year 7 in Northern Ireland
Gigaspiders – 1st-3rd Yr students/Year 8,9,10,11 in Northern Ireland
Teraspiders – 4th–6th Yr students/Year 12,13,13 in Northern Ireland
Your teacher or principal must be aware that you are submitting the project.
Students educated at home, are eligible to enter, provided that they are registered with the National Education Welfare Board and supply a copy of the registration certificate with their entry form online.
Individual or Group
Students may enter as an individual. Should they be invited to attend the awards (get shortlisted for an award) then up to 2 other students may also attend with up to 2 teachers.
Students may also enter as a group of up to 3. They must be from the same school and year group and can attend with up to 2 teachers, if shortlisted.
In the case that a school or class have all taken part in creating the website, then up to 3 students and 2 teachers may represent the group, if shortlisted.
Only shortlisted entrants will attend the awards ceremony and lunch. All entrants are invited to attend the exhibition.
What to enter
A fully functioning website and completed entry form need to be submitted for each entry.
All entries are in English, except for the ‘Best Irish Website’ category.
The mega-spiders may enter in either english or irish.
You, the student must complete the majority of the project. You
can get help, but you must understand everything you are entering.
All work entered must belong to you, the entrant. Copyright infringements will be taken very seriously.
Where a student enters a website into an unsuitable category, the judges will have the right to move it to its appropriate category.
You must include your teacher’s name on your entry form, so they can be the point of contact for your entry.
Entries received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Judges decision is final
The eircom Junior Spider Awards are organised by Business & Finance and sponsored by eircom. Their decisions on all matters relating to the competition are final.
The information provided will be used by Junior Spiders Awards for the sole purpose of processing the application, for feedback, and for contacting you in relation to the competition.
Your entry may be used to promote the awards if you agree to this on the entry form.
Once you have entered
Once the closing date has passed students are allowed to continue updating those elements of their sites that require continuous updating such as news sections however no further development work may take place on the site until after the presentation night on 17th December.
The Event
It will take place on Friday 17th December in The O’Mahony Hall, DCU. There will be an exhibition open to all entrants. You must send in the names of all students/teachers/parents that will be attending in advance.
The exhibition will run from 10.30am until 12pm
The awards ceremony and lunch will be attended by finalists only. This will take place from 12pm – 3pm in the theatre.
Post event
Students should be prepared to attend the prize giving and be prepared to do interviews with the media if their site is in the final selection.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
