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Winners were announced on Safer Internet Day, 11 February 2014. Please go to Winners' gallery to view the winning entries.

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***Please note: The European Award for Best Content for Kids has now closed and the winners have received their awards from Vice-President Neelie Kroes on Safer Internet Day 2014 – see details of the winning entries here.***

 

Competition categories
The awards will be made in four categories; two for adults and two for children and young people.

Adults submitting online content designed for 4-12 year-old children: 
  • Category 1 - Non-professionals who do not create online content for a living or do not have a budget or income to employ professional help to do so. (For example, teachers, social workers or related professions) 
  • Category 2 - Professionals who create online content for a living or have a budget or income to employ professional help to do so. (For example, companies but also museums with budgets etc.)
Children and young people (born no earlier than 31.12.1996) submitting online content made for children and young people up to the age of 18:
  • Category 3 - individuals or teams of up to 3 youngsters.
  • Category 4 - school classes / youth groups.
Participating countries
The European Award for Best Content for Kids is open for entries from children, young people and adults in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom.
 
Eligible content
Any form of online content can be submitted, including websites, blogs, games, apps, educational content, videos and other multi-media content. However, it must meet the following requirements to be eligible:
  • Content published online for 4-12-year-old children.
  • Content addressing anyone up to the age of 18 – for categories 3 and 4 only.
  • Content that is online at the time it is entered into the competition.
  • Content in one of the national languages of the country in which it is submitted.
Additional requirements
  • If the content submitted is only available to members, a username and password for accessing the content must be provided at submission of the entry.
  • National winners of the previous edition (European Award for Best Children’s Online Content 2010-2011) may not enter the 2013-2014 European Award for Best Content for Kids, unless there has been a significant amount of new content added. (E.g. if the website or a new version of the content has been launched since the last competition.)
  • Content that was nominated but did not win the national finals in the 2010-2011 competition may enter the 2013-2014 competition.
  • Participants submitting content must agree to a disclaimer regarding public use of the content, provision of material for promotional use and rules about changes to the content during and after the evaluation.
How to submit entries
Submit your entry in the European Award for Best Content for Kids to the competition in your country and in the correct category. Please consult more detailed information for your country here.
 
Criteria for the selection of winners
The overall criteria for the European Award for Best Content for Kids provide a general framework for carrying out the competitions on the national level. The criteria are compiled by a group of experts within the field and will guide the European jury in selecting the winners of the European Award. See Criteria for judges for more details.
 
Participants should also consult the rules and criteria for the national competitions for exact information on how to participate in the relevant country. Please consult more detailed information for your country here.
 
Competition schedule
Competition launch: 9 May, 2013.
National winners announced: by 30 November, 2013.
European Award Ceremony: Safer Internet Day 2014, 11 February.