European Drug Prevention Prize

Published by Kübra Aydınlı

Deadline: 31 July 2016
Open to: projects involving young people under 25
Prize: a trophy and a monetary benefit of EUR 5,000

Description

The Pompidou Group’s European Drug Prevention Prize was initially launched in 2004 to highlight innovative drug projects led by young people for young people. It aims at recognition of the importance of active youth participation in building healthier and more favorable environments for all communities in Europe.

It is already the 7th cycle of the European Drug Prevention Prize and a unique possibility for young people involved in the projects to apply for the Prize and demonstrate their commitment for drug prevention. The idea of the Drug Prevention Prize is to recognize the importance of the youth participation, to reward projects involving them and to further promote and support such projects’ contributions towards drug prevention. The projects applying should be implementing new and creative ideas, which can serve as a resource for policy makers, researchers, practitioners and professionals and be a good example for young people in the further development of new projects. 

Eligibility

  • Projects should be implemented in one of the 47 Council of Europe Member States or of the States of Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco and Tunisia;
  • Projects must be doing quality drug prevention and fully involve young people (aged under 25);
  • The projects should be currently running or recently finished;
  • The project must be run by more than one person and have some formal structure.

Prize

The Jury of the Prevention Prize consists of seven young people aged from 16 to 21 at the time of their application, who will select up to three prize-winners from the applications submitted.

The winners will be awarded a trophy and a sum of  EUR 5,000. Prize-winners tell Pompidou Group that winning the Prize has helped them gain greater recognition for their work.

How to apply?

The application must be in English or French. In order to apply, applicants need to fill application form and must submit your application by 31 July 2016.

If you have any further questions, please write to: Pompidou.preventionprize@coe.int.

For more information please check the official call and visit the official webpage.

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