Article 30-01-2015 - 08:16 Reference No: 20150129STO17701

Charlemagne Youth Prize: deadline extended to 23 February

Are you a 16-30 year old running a project with a European dimension? If so, you have until 23 February to register for the 2015 edition of the Youth Prize. The aim of the Prize is to encourage the development of European consciousness among young people, as well as their participation in projects. Read on to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize as well as trips to and the .

The Charlemagne Youth Prize is organised by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation in Aachen, and is awarded each year for projects run by people aged between 16 and 30.

The Prize is awarded to projects undertaken by young people which foster understanding, promote the development of a shared sense of European identity, and offer practical examples of Europeans living together as one community.

The three winning projects are awarded €5,000, €3,000, and €2,000 respectively. Their representatives will be invited to visit the European Parliament in Brussels or Strasbourg in the autumn. Representatives of the 28 national winning projects will be invited to the Charlemagne Youth Prize award ceremony and the International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen award ceremony two days later during a four-day trip to Aachen next May.

2014 winners

In 2014 the first prize went to Our Europe, a Danish travel project. They travelled around Europe for 12 months, lived with young people and interviewed them, later publishing the interviews on their website.

The second prize went to the JouwDelft & Co youth congress from the . Fifty-five young people from all over Europe gathered for a week to brainstorm on youth and unemployment.

Third prize in 2014 went to Employment4U, a training project by the Youth Dynamics organisation from Cyprus. It consisted of workshops and seminars on how to search for work and develop certain skills.

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To find out more about how to apply and the difference the prize can make, click on the links to your right.

Further information Application form Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen Charlemagne Youth Prize winners group on Facebook Charlemagne Youth Prize on Twitter Our Europe JouwDelft & Co (website in Dutch) Youth Dynamics Facebook page meets the winners Youth Dynamics

Timeline • 2 December 2014: launch of the competition and online applications • 23 February 2015: deadline for applications • 13 March 2015: selection of the 28 projects by the national juries • 23 April 2015: selection of the three winning projects by the European jury • 12 May 2015: award ceremony in Aachen

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Charlemagne Youth Prize 2015

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