Submission guidelines 2025

Entries will be submitted via a special form, which is integrated into the new European School Radio application. The submission must be made between December 17, 2024, and February 7, 2025. No pre-registration is required for the Contest, it is sufficient to submit your entries through the form.

Step 1

First, the whole registration and submission process is done at https://europeanschoolradio.eu/

Follow the Participation Guide, the Registration Process to European School Radio.

If you are already registered but don’t remember the password, you can ask for a new password (lost my password).

Step 2

After your registration, you can proceed to the submission for the Contest. There are two options to upload a podcast or a song to the Contest.

1st Option

Log in and select the Submission Form directly from the horizontal menu.

 

2nd Option

Navigate through your Profile page and find the right button to Submit an Entry. See below.

 

You can fill out the form for each entry. Please consider that each school can only submit 2 entries. You can modify your entries until the submission deadline.

Form fields 

 

  • Confirm basic school information
  • Confirm user details
  • Select the type of entry
    • Song
    • Podcast
  • Select Entry category
    • General schools
    • Special schools

* If you are teacher/team leader in a special school, you can choose to compete among the other special schools in the Contest, or you can choose to compete in the category corresponding to the age group of your students from the general schools.

Fill in the Entry details

 

    • Entry Title

* The title of the Podcast or song. Think of something unique that represents the students’ work.

    • Entry Description 

* Brief reference to the Podcast project or song, such as how you conceived the idea and came to fruition.

    • Transcript or lyrics  

* This is the written script that you followed for the recording of the podcast or the lyrics of the song.

    • Educational process and student involvement

* Please describe how you involved your students in all stages of the podcast or song creation, and how you integrated the Contest into the educational framework.

    • Use of media and ICT tools

*Please describe the equipment, software, or ICT tools you used to produce the entry. If you required additional assistance, please specify how and to what extent the external partner contributed, or what facilities you benefited from.

    • If you participate in the Podcast category, then you have to select the podcast type you created from the list below.

 

Interview Podcasts

An interview podcast usually involves one or two hosts who speak with one or more guests each episode. They require quite a bit of research and the right set of skills to draw out interesting stories from guests.
Monologue / Solo Commentary Podcasts

A single host speaks for the whole episode. They are usually hosted by an expert in the chosen field. Audience members tune in to learn about a specific topic or get an informed opinion on recent events.
Conversational Podcasts

Two podcast hosts have entertaining conversations about specific themes and topics and provide insightful, or humorous commentary. They may include guests, as well. If there are more than two hosts and this type of content, then we end up with Roundtable/Panel Podcasts.
Nonfiction Storytelling / Investigative Podcasts

One or more hosts use each podcast episode to tell a whole story or a chapter of an ongoing story. This format depends on research skills.
Fictional story-telling / Theatrical Podcasts

Some consist of a single host who narrates a story in a similar way to an audiobook. Others have a big cast along with sound effects for a “live in the story” experience.
Hybrid

A combination of some of the basic formats that creates a unique show.

 

Upload entry files

 

      • Audio file (.mp3)

*This is your entry that will be evaluated.

Optionally, for promotion and better communication of the entries at the stage of the Audience Award, it is suggested that each audio/musical production be visualized and a corresponding original poster or video clip accompany the submission of the podcast and song.

      • Poster/banner (optional)

*We recommend that the poster be square, whatever dimensions you want as long as it is visible. You can include information about your school, your participation, or anything else you wish. The file type must be a picture. We strongly suggest jpg or png. Not a PDF.

      • Video- video clip (optional)

*It is the visualization of your audio, whether it is a podcast or a song. The end titles can include information such as your students’ names and school. The file type should be a compressed video. We strongly suggest mp4.

 

Important Notifications

  1. Do not forget to finalize the process by clicking the button for submission.
  2. After your submission, you will not be able to edit the exact words of the podcast or song lyrics (transcript), or your audio file.
  3. Check if your entry has been successfully submitted through the participation list of submissions: https://europeanschoolradio.eu/contest/2/submissions

 

Wishing you Good Luck!