European Charlemagne Youth Prize

Deadline: 13 February 2022

The European Charlemagne Youth Prize is awarded to youth-run projects that promote European and international understanding. The award highlights the daily work by young people across Europe to strengthen European democracy and supports their active participation in writing about the future of Europe. It is run jointly by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, and was established in 2008.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• applicants should be 16-30 years old;
• Be citizens or residents of one of the EU Member States;
• Can apply, either individually or in groups, or an organization;
• In cases where applicant is either a group of individuals or an organization, the application should be submitted in the name of the responsible person representing a group or an organization.

Eligible countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

Selection procedure

The winner or the European Charlemagne Youth Prize will be selected in a two-phases process.

First: National juries consisting of at least two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and one representative from the youth sector and is selected annually.  For more information, please contact your nationalEuropean Parliament Liaison Office.

Second: The European jury consists of the President of the European Parliament, two Members of the European Parliament, three representatives of the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen and two representatives of the youth sector (including former prize winners).

If you have any questions, email: youth@europarl.europa.eu.

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