Deadline: 1 April 2020
Open to: young people between 14 – 27 years.
Benefits: possible cash prize up to EUR 3,000

Description

The Youth Democracy Award is a prize offered by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung). It is independently organized by a youth jury consisting of volunteers, apprentices, pupils and college students aged 17 to 25. The German Federal Agency for Civic Education are looking for innovative and creative projects from all over the world that are dealing with the topic of democracy. “Democracy” does not only mean free elections and legislation but also the commitment for a colorful and vivid society.

Eligibility

All young people ranging from 14 to 27 are welcome to apply. Your actions and the events of the project have to be in accordance with basic democratic principles. The time span of your project can range from a day to a few months or even a few years. Projects that have already been finished cannot be longer than 15.04.2019. All types of projects are accepted- for example a youth council, a monthly cooking meet-up, a video project, the organisation of a sports event or something completely different. The application via web form is mandatory. The filled in web form is the one and only relevant document in order to select the winner. Therefore, any other information cannot be taken into account.

Benefits

The German Federal Agency for Civic Education has annually awarded the winning projects with various cash prizes, ranging up to EUR 3,000.

How to Apply?

For more information on how to apply, please visit the official website.