Let’s recognise work well done and inspire young people, European citizens, decision-makers and applicants of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps to have
a greater impact.
The Spirit of Europe – Origins is an innovative video game which follows the story of Europe throughout some key historical periods: Ancient Greece, The Roman Empire, the Migration Period, The Viking Age, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The game presents these key ages in 13 maps. It provides learning through a large variety of methods: digital interfaces, videos, images, text, maps and navigation, diagrams, systematic progression, decision-making, etc.
The Eco Echo Workshops project is a series of six workshops that use non-formal methods to deliver information about our environmental crisis. The workshops were designed to respond to the need of young people to obtain valuable information and be encouraged and empowered to take action regarding environmental protection, climate change, and sustainability.
Solidarity Coffee is a project run by adults with intellectual disabilities. A team of five young people is spreading a message of solidarity through a coffee cup in a cafeteria. By serving coffee and desserts at events, not only do they learn how to be baristas, but they are also sending a message to the public that they have equal possibilities.
nEU Citizenship is a groundbreaking initiative that empowers Greek youth to become change-makers and active citizens in their communities and beyond. It aims to revitalise public dialogue and encourage the active participation of young people in civil society and decision-making. Through education, training and networking opportunities, the project equips Greek youth with the skills and tools they need to drive positive change and tackle the challenges facing their communities and the world today. The project is based on the concept of “twin transformation,” which encompasses both green and digital transformation to help young people shape a greener, more inclusive and sustainable future.
Leaders of Solidarity is a Polish solidarity project aiming to activate young people in fostering social integration and inclusion by including refugees from Ukraine through initiatives in their local community. The project is hosted in Zabrze, a post-industrial city associated with coal mining. Young volunteers of the Oratory Community Center starting their civic engagement journey were engaged to independently design an event, “Soldarność Picnic”, to improve the integration of Ukrainian refugees into their local community.
#SMILE, which stands for Sport, Motivation, Inclusion, Leadership, Engagement, is an innovative approach to reinforce the status of people with intellectual disabilities as European citizens entitled to freedom of movement and residence through participation in national and international grassroots sports activities. #SMILE initiative exemplifies the practical application of EU commitments to ensure that persons with disabilities have the same rights as others, in line with the horizontal objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme to promote inclusion and diversity in all areas of education, training, youth, and sport. It serves as a model for incorporating a highly disadvantaged group into international activities, demonstrating the power of sports to foster inclusion.
Individuals who have been part of or led any category-relevant projects
Organisations, movements and groups who have led projects on relevant topics
Local authorities, youth centres, schools, universities or other decision-makers who have been involved with the projects.
The National Agencies for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps
Be funded by Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps Programmes in the fields of Youth, Education or Training.
Produce far-reaching outcomes with a long-term impact on a local, regional, national or international scale.
Be actively progressing this year (2023), with the main activities finishing by the end of September (the initiation and finishing stages can be outside of the 2023 timeframe).
Supporting lifelong learning and fostering the development of competencies, through the engagement of different stakeholders of the field.
We’re looking for youth-centred digital transformation projects investigating, inventing, and/or co-creating new approaches with the aim to support the sustainable and inclusive integration of digital technologies into society. We’re keen to learn about projects that go beyond a specific topic or skill set (e.g., digital literacy, coding, social media takeover).
Examples of projects might include youth-centred and/or youth-initiated solutions taking a holistic look at digital transformation processes OR solutions that solve serious problems using digital means OR solutions that take account of the challenging aspects that digital transformation has created for society.
What is specifically important for a project in this category?
We are looking for inspirational projects aimed at developing competences in various green sectors, including those within the framework of the contribution from education and culture to sustainable development goals, developing green sectoral skill strategies and methodologies, future-orientated curricula, as well as initiatives that support the planned approaches of the participating organisations regarding environmental sustainability.
What is specifically important for a project in this category?
We are looking for practices that achieve a greater impact on the lives of people with fewer opportunities, promote positive diversity management and an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity.
What is specifically important for a project in this category?
We are looking for projects that involve citizens in a meaningful and impactful way, contributing to them feeling empowered to be actively involved and engaged in society.
Projects should involve digital and/or in-person forms of supporting the engagement of individuals or groups in democratic life at the local, national or international level, such as: taking part in decision-making processes and/or policy changes; accessing quality information; expressing opinions publicly; strengthening media and information literacy skill; increased understanding of politics (including the functioning of the European Union); among others.
What is specifically important for a project in this category?
For more details, see “Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture”.
We are looking for inspirational projects with an outstanding solidarity dimension.The projects can be implemented by communities, organisations, companies, municipalities or young people themselves under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, but also Erasmus+ Programme as long as it specifically promotes solidarity as a core value.
What is specifically important for a project in this category?
We wish to honour the impact of European youth programmes on supporting lifelong learning and fostering competence development, engaging different stakeholders of the field. We are looking for inspirational projects where young people, youth workers, representatives of organisations and other involved parties are encouraged to reflect on their learning journey and competence development. When evaluating the projects, we are particularly interested in your practices and approaches to support and accompany the learning processes and development of young participants and youth work practitioners. All activities with a strong learning dimension are eligible – youth exchanges, volunteering projects, youth-led activities, training courses etc.
Only applications received via this form will be considered.
The application period is now closed.
Yes. You will have category-specific questions on the form. Only apply on categories that are strongly connected to your project.
In order to apply please note that your project should be actively progressing this year with the main activities finishing by the end of September 2023. Initiation and finishing stages can be outside of the 2023 timeframe.
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Joaquim worked for the Erasmus+ Portuguese National Agency for 9 years, and for 5 years as national coordinator of the Eurodesk Portuguese network, focusing, among other priorities, on competence-development and competence development frameworks in the field of youth information work. He has a strong record of volunteering work in the field of Youth, developing several projects, nationally and internationally, focused on designing competence-development frameworks for youngsters and/or youth workers, both in formal and non-formal realities. He is a member of the Youthpass Advisory Group
Karmen has been active in the field of nonformal learning since 2005 as a youth worker, trainer, and social researcher. Running her own NGO, she found her passion in mentoring and supporting young people and young youth workers. She has coordinated several European projects, most of them about project management, nonformal learning, sustainability and emotional intelligence. She is also one of the members of the Youthpass Advisory Group steered by SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre.
