Deadline: 7 February 2025
Applicants can now submit their entries for the European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award.
The European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards set out to recognise, give visibility to, and to highlight the best practices of a town, city or region that can be a source of inspiration for other European cities in creating more diverse and inclusive environments for their citizens. It seeks to recognise best practices that promote diversity (in terms of sex, age, disability, LGBTIQ identity, religion or belief and racial or ethnic origin) as a source of richness and innovation, contribute to inclusive policies and systems, and foster a feeling of belonging for all its citizens.
Categories
- The European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards (also referred to below as the Awards) will recognise three cities in two distinct categories:
- local authorities with less than 50 000 inhabitants;
- local authorities with more than 50 000 inhabitants.
Eligibility CriteriaÂ
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- This call for applications for the competition is open to the following applicants:
- The submitting body must be a local authority (town, city, region) in one of the EU Member States. It shall be an administrative unit governed by a city council or another democratically elected governmental body. Previous winners of the Awards cannot apply in 2025.
- The applicants shall complete all sections of the common application form for the European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards 2025 and should adhere to the character limits indicated for each section of the application form. The applicants for the ‘inclusive housing’-Specific Award shall further complete the related section for the Specific Award. Any characters above the specified limit will not be considered and may leave application responses incomplete.
- The applications must be completed and submitted via the online application form by 7 February 2025.
- The applicants must attach a Declaration of Honour signed by the mayor or the highest -ranking representative authorised by national law to represent the town/city/region legally.
For more information, visit European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity.
