HISTOLAB Award for Innovative School Projects in History Education

Deadline: 8 January 2024

Are you a student from a European school? Do you have an innovative way to study history? If yes, then apply individually or as a group for the HISTOLAB School Award 2024.

The aim for HISTOLAB is to gather innovative initiatives and ideas in history education not only from teachers and academics, but also from school students to share them beyond professional boundaries.

The HISTOLAB Award for Innovative School Projects in History Education encourages students to share their interests and ideas, and to express their vision of how they want to learn about history. They are asked to ruminate on their experiences with learning history, and to submit their ideas on how history teaching could be more effective in meeting their interests, while strengthening their understanding of democratic culture and the respect for human rights, as promoted by the Council of Europe. This way the Award also provides an opportunity for teachers and students to get more familiar with Council of Europe recommendations in the field of history education.

The Theme for the 2024 HISTOLAB School Award

For the HISTOLAB School Award 2024, they are looking for the best examples of teaching history in a unique and original way. Share your project with them and show the innovation that you use to answer one, or more of the following questions:
- How can history education amplify underrepresented or marginalised stories?
- How can local history be connected to wider historical events on a European or global level?
- How can new technology and digitalisation be used in history education?
- How can museums and places of remembrance enrich the learning of history?

Prize Information

There will be up to five recipients of the Award in each age group. They will receive their Award during the European Innovation Days in History Education, the annual event organised by HISTOLAB. The Innovation Days that are set to take place in the Palais de l’Europe on 3-5 April 2024, in Strasbourg, France.
The prize will consist of:
- A prize-giving ceremony during the European Innovation Days in History Education
- A trophy and certificate for each of the recipients
The cost of participating in the Innovation Days will be covered by HISTOLAB for each of the school representatives.

Eligibility Criteria

Schools and students from the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) member and observer states are eligible to apply, with two different age-group categories:
- 1 st group: School students ages 10-13
- 2 nd group: School students ages 14-18
Please note, all European schools are also eligible to apply regardless of the country.
The member and observer states of OHTE are Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, North Macedonia, Portugal, Republic of Moldova (Observer), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine (Observer).

For more information, visit Council of Europe.