There is no limit to how many times you can enter the same or different briefs providing you provide the correct entry fee for each individual entry.

You must enter only one concept per brief. If asked for a campaign this means sticking to the same central theme or concept in your work, but showing it through different executions. If you do have more than one concept you are encouraged to enter this as a separate entry with its own dedicated payment and entry form.

No – you can be studying anything.

You must be studying either full or part time at higher education level or above to enter, and your tutor must sign the entry form to verify this.

Yes – see above.

You can enter as an individual or as a team, but teams must be made up of no more than five people.

Yes, although this is very rare. You must attach a letter to the entry form explaining which students are from which college, but your entry form and labels must contain only the details of the tutor who has signed your form.

Each brief states its own deliverables. Presentation boards must be either A3 or A2 with your work mounted on, and digital files must be submitted only as requested in the DIGITAL WORK SPECIFICATION and by each individual brief. Files should be thoroughly checked before submission.

Each individual brief lists its own deliverables. In most cases your CD should be no larger than 100MB in size but you should check what the brief states.

Any flat artwork not mounted on A2 or A3 boards will be automatically disqualified.

Yes. Failure to do so may result in your work not being judged, irrespective of any payment submitted.

While this is a very rare, parcels do sometimes get damaged in the post so we recommend that you take copies and carefully package your work before sending it in.

Your entry form must be signed by your tutor. Without this your work will not be accepted.

£15.00 Sterling (includes VAT) per entry. Registered D&AD Student members and entrants enrolled on D&AD University Network member courses are automatically granted a discounted entry fee at £12.00 Sterling (includes VAT) per entry.

Credit card is by far the easiest method to pay for non-UK entries. The fee is charged at the current rate of exchange at the time of processing.

By cheque (in pounds Sterling and drawn on UK banks only), credit card or bank transfer. Cash is not accepted.

Your tutor should arrange one payment covering the total entries if sending in many different entries together.

The final entry deadline is on Thursday 20th March 2008 at 17:00 GMT.

Unless previously arranged with D&AD no late entries will be accepted. Otherwise only under exceptional circumstances only will late work be accepted (such as a courier failing to deliver you work. If you have any concerns over the deadline (especially if sending work in from outside the UK) then you are advised to contact D&AD before sending work in.

The D&AD Student Awards, 9 Graphite Square, Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5EE, United Kingdom.

Yes, to reception at the address above.

You are strongly advised to make a copy of your work wherever possible.

There are many reasons – these are most common:

• No entry form or no tutor’s signature on the entry form
• Incorrect, missing or uncleared payment
• Work without identification labels attached
• Work mounted incorrectly, such as on paper rather than boards or on a size other than A2 or A3
• Digital work incorrectly formatted (see points 6 & 7)
• Unreadable or unclear digital work
• Submitting more than the required deliverables stated in the brief (such as sending in five boards instead of four or a CD when asked for just boards)
• Two entirely different responses to a brief submitted as one entry (in this case you would need to enter twice with a separate payment for each entry)
• Putting your name on the work anywhere other than the identification labels

Each year a different set of judges is invited to view the work. It is mostly creative directors from leading design and advertising companies alongside senior individuals representing the sponsors and brands associated with each brief. Each brief is judged by a different set of people (about 120 in all). Full details regarding judging are published in the D&AD Student Annual each year.

In private sessions, hosted by D&AD between April and May 2008.

The tutor or course administrator stated on your form will receive full notification of results, which are mailed out at the end of May 2008.

Yes, provided you collect it before the end of August 2008.

You must arrange to collect any work through your tutor or college as it will be sorted for return by course only. It is not acceptable for individuals to collect their work unless previously arranged with D&AD.

TThe D&AD Student Awards Ceremony and Dinner is held in London at the end of June 2008.

Only nominated students and their tutors may attend the ceremony. The event is strictly by invitation only, sent to the tutor signed your entry form.

Nominated work is shown at both the awards ceremony and D&AD New Blood in London during the last week of June 2008. All selected work is showcased in the full colour D&AD Student Annual and highlighted on the D&AD talentpool website.

You receive a copy automatically if your work has been selected. Otherwise you must become a D&AD member to obtain a copy (full details at www.dandad.org/membership).

• Commendation – D&AD Student Awards Certificate
• Second prize – D&AD Student Yellow Pencil, Certificate
• First prize – D&AD Student Yellow Pencil, Certificate
• D&AD Student of the Year – D&AD Student of the Year Yellow Pencil, Certificate and £2,000.

There is a total of £35,000 in prize money available which will be divided equally among all nominated entrants.

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Call D&AD ON +44 207 840 1111 or email studentawards@dandad.co.uk