Sustainable Gender Equality Champions
EU Award for Gender Equality Champions 2026 · HORIZON-RPr · Can apply alone
What this call funds
This is a recognition prize, not a project grant, that rewards organisations for successfully implementing Gender Equality Plans. Four prizes are awarded across three categories: sustained impact, newcomer progress, and inclusive/intersectional approaches. Winners are chosen by an independent jury and serve as role models for gender equality practice.
gender equality · civil society democracy · social innovation
Who wins this
A public body, research organisation, higher education institution, or private/non-profit entity in an eligible country that has implemented a compliant Gender Equality Plan and can demonstrate strong results.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- HORIZON-PR
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Recognition Prize
- Partners
- Not required. You can apply on your own.
- Eligible applicants
- private entities, public bodies, non-profit organisations, for-profit organisations, research organisations, higher education establishments
- Also required
- Applicants must have a current Gender Equality Plan meeting Horizon Europe's minimum process-related requirements, and cannot receive a second EU/Euratom prize for the same activities; located in a Member State, Associated Country, or accession candidate country.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. Proposal page limits and layout: described in the Rules of Contest for this prize and in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. Specific conditions Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize.
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