Newcomer 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 traditional grant) that rewards organisations for successfully implementing their first Gender Equality Plan. It celebrates newcomers who have made the most progress on gender equality in a short time, aiming to encourage more inclusive workplace policies across the European Research Area.
gender equality · civil society democracy · research excellence
Who wins this
A public body, research organisation, higher education institution or company in an EU Member State, Associated Country or candidate country that has recently completed its first Gender Equality Plan and can show strong progress and stakeholder engagement.
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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 entity, public body, non-profit organisation, for-profit organisation, research organisation, higher education establishment
- Also required
- Applicants must have a current Gender Equality Plan meeting Horizon Europe minimum requirements and cannot receive a second EU or Euratom prize for the same activities.
- 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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