1. Unless otherwise stated, all work entered must have been published in the student media since April 1st, 2011.

2. Unless otherwise stated, 3 different examples of your work must be submitted with the appropriate application form. Check the categories page carefully to make sure you are submitting the correct material to avoid disappointment.

3. All students must pre-register their intention to enter the Student Media Awards online by March 12. Click here to pre-register now.

You then have until March 23, 2012 to submit physical entries and samples to the Oxygen office, which must also include an application form. This application form must be filled in online and printed off and attached to entry. A link to the application form will be sent to your email once you have pre-registered.

4. Unless otherwise stated, Student Media Awards are not open to students who have worked professionally in the category into which they are entering (not including summer work and internships).

5. Any publication which receives professional assistance in design, maintenance or production is not eligible to enter. This does not apply in the website of the year category where professional design help is allowed, but must be stated on the application form.

6. The closing date for completed, returned applications is in March 23, 2012 to Smedias, Oxygen, Lesson Business Centre, 25-26 Windsor Place, Lower Pembroke St, Dublin 2.

Please, please note- a printed application form from the website must accompany every entry, even when a student is entering multiple categories.

7. Applications are submitted at the owner's risk and cannot be returned.

8. Not a rule, but a suggestion. Cut out the articles you are submitting for the journalism and writer categories and paste them onto a page - only A4 size will be accepted! Fold if necessary. This makes things much easier for the judges. And they're the people you want to impress. Please don't send torn pages from the newspaper with jagged edges and highlighter all over them.

Online writing should be printed out and the url where the piece originally appeared written at the top of the page.

9. Radio Entries are accepted on CD only. TV or animation entries must be on DVD (VHS entries will not be viewed- for your own good, don't send them!). No other formats will be accepted. This might sound crazy but we have received blank disks in the past, so best to check and make sure before you send them in.

10. Photography entrants must supply prints of their photos. Photocopies or newspaper reproductions will not be accepted. Prints to be no larger than A4 size. They will not be returned.

11. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed application form. This can be filled in online and downloaded. All application forms must be signed by the entrant and all application fees and support material included. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

12. In the case of a group entry [e.g. radio production or short film] one form should be submitted signed on behalf of the group (one member of the group as main point of contact).  This form should contain the names of all members of the group. There is no need for each member of the group to fill in separate forms.

13. The fee is €12 per entry [1-9 entries], or €10 each for 10 or more entries [per publication i.e. everyone on your paper put together]. This is to cover organisational and administration costs and may be paid by cash or cheque (make cheques payable to Oxygen please). Each nominated entry gets free admission to the awards ceremony.

14. This contest is open to full-time students of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

15. The judges' decision is final. No entries will be returned and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the judging of the competition.

16. The winners will be announced on April 26 2012 at The Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.

17. The Student Media Awards are produced and run by Oxygen. Oxygen reserves the right to change the rules without notice.

18. You must be an Oxygen member to enter. Joining is easy, it only takes a minute, click here to do so

19. This is important: You may only enter a category once. But you can however enter as many categories as you like.

20. Any attempt to contact or canvass judges will result in immediate disqualification from this and future Student Media Awards.

21. The organisers of the awards may request proof from applicants that they are full-time students, or otherwise conforming to the criteria specified in category descriptions regarding their full-time professional or academic status.

22. The organisers cannot undertake the return of submissions as they are archived for reference purposes. Neither Oxygen nor the organising committee accept responsibility for any entries lost or damaged in transit.

To discuss any Smedias enquiries please call Oxygen on 01-6471540 or email smedias@oxygen.ie