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A Sea of Words - International Short Stories Contest (EU0010000485)
aims at the production of short stories focusing on the issues of solidarity and citizenship, with the objective of showing the different sensitivities and realities in the Euro-Mediterranean region, from the point of view of the youths who live there.
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A Snapshot of Democracy - photo contest (EU0010000498)
offers participants the chance to win an opportunity to attend one of the largest global gatherings of democracy activists, scholars, policy makers, and donors.
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Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards (EU0010000542)
encourages young people from around the world to creatively express their vision for driving positive change in local communities through photo essays, music videos and other forms of visual storytelling.
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Asia-Europe Short Films Contest (EU0010000516)
young aspiring filmmakers and film enthusiasts, from 18 to 35 years old from Asia and Europe are invited to express their views on the relations between both regions through their short, up to 3 min films of any type: animation, documentary, fiction, mobile phone video.
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Call for Designing 2013 International Anti-Corruption Day Campaign Theme and Logo (EU0010000536)
young people across the world between 15 and 25 years old are invited to tell the world how to combat corruption, and create a theme and a logo to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December).
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CEDEFOP-Photomuseum Award (EU0010000437)
Photographers and artists using the photographic medium, irrespective of sex, age and nationality are invited to join this competition by submitting pictures on the theme: Learning for life, working to grow.
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Challenge Future Competition: Youth "Skill up!" (EU0010000506)
is a platform for Global Student Innovation Competitions and Youth Think Tank creating a community of talent and ideas for a sustainable world.
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Charles V European Award-Javier Solana Madariaga (EU0010000454)
offers Mobility Grants scheme for European Studies PhD students.
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CIPE Global Editorial Cartoon Competition (EU0010000521)
One image can communicate more than dozens of pages of text or hours of speeches. submit your cartoon in all three categories: democratic governance, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment.
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CIPE Youth Essay Competition (EU0010000438)
encourages young people to share their ideas on how to create opportunities for youth to strengthen democracy and the private sector in their own countries.
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Competition - Migrants in Europe (EU0010000537)
European citizens from 18 years old, enrolled in art, graphic and communication schools, can express their views on the impact immigrants have on European society today.
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Competition - Show me Inclusion (EU0010000528)
young people between 12 and 26 years old from all over the world are invited to stand up and get creative about the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe (EU0010000458)
aims to support collaborative artistic projects in the framework of the Asia-Europe dialogue.
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DepicT! 2013 - Can you do it in 90 seconds? (EU0010000570)
invites young filmmakers worldwide to get creative in just 90 seconds and have the chance of winning up to £3000 prize money.
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Doctoral thesis competition on Local and Regional authorities in the EU (EU0010000419)
to reward doctoral theses defended at a university in an EU Member State.
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Electric December 2013 - Video competition (EU0010000435)
is a video competition offering European young people, under 21 years of age, the opportunity to showcase their talent to the rest of Europe. This year the competition is taking place as part of the Fresh Flix 2010.
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eTwinning - School partnerships in Europe (EU0010000301)
framework for schools to collaborate on the Internet with partner schools in other European countries
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EU Health Prize for Journalists (EU0010000445)
rewards journalists who have contributed in a significant way to help citizens understand health issues
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EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards (EU0010000205)
aims to give public recognition to exemplary initiatives and to skills of deserving individuals and/or organisations in the field of preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage
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Europe Past Forward - EESC annual video challenge (EU0010000512)
participants have to create a short video clip, between 30 seconds to 1 minute, on the theme European citizens.
Since the year 2013 is the European year for "European citizens", it is also the theme of this years edition. What does it mean to be European? How do you feel about being a citizen of the European Union?
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European Charlemagne Youth Prize (EU0010000386)
to participate in a competition on EU development, integration and European identity issues
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European E-learning Award EureleA (EU0010000267)
an award to motivate the development of innovative e-learning concepts for job training and further education
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European Economic and Social Committee Civil Society Prize-2012 (EU0010000494)
rewards excellence in civil society initiatives through its annual Civil Society Prize.
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European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EU0010000323)
rewards initiatives by local and regional authorities in order to support entrepreneurship. The aim is to raise awareness of positive enterprise activities and celebrate entrepreneurial success in developing Europes economy.
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European Label for innovative projects in language teaching and learning (EU0010000236)
The European Label is awarded every year in each participating country to those language learning initiatives that are considered to be amongst the most innovative and outstanding.
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European Prevention Prize (EU0010000310)
to encourage the development of quality drug prevention work that involves young people
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European Social Innovation Competition (EU0010000568)
aims at highlighting and supporting the best social innovation solutions to help people move towards work or into new types of work.
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European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EU0010000063)
initiative involving national contests for young scientists across Europe followed by an EU contest for national winners (FP7)
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European Union Women Innovators Prize 2014 (EU0010000487)
aims to increase public attention to Europe's need of more innovators and it encourages well educate women researchers to exploit the commercial and business opportunities offered by their research projects, become entrepreneurs and therefore help to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
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European Youth Award (EU0010000184)
A European innovative contest for students and young entrepreneurs who creatively use Internet and mobiles to create outstanding digital contents and work together to tackle some of the most urgent challenges we are facing today.
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Europemobility Video Contest (EU0010000527)
seeks original and creative videos showing mobility experiences from any European Learner who has done a practical training programme, a youth exchange, a work placement or an internship abroad, within Europe.
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EuroShorts Film Competition 2013 (EU0010000562)
is inviting young talented new filmmakers to create an inspirational short film which promotes Europe as a tourism destination to the rest of the world.
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Generation 1992 Creative Competition (EU0010000518)
aims to encourage reflection and discussion on the role of the single market in young peoples daily lives. By submitting essays, videos, photographs, cartoons or smartphone applications, young European citizens, born between 1 January and 31 December 1992, are invited to express their experiences, stories, complaints and proposals about the European single market to make Europe a better place to live and work
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Global Intern 2013 (EU0010000547)
offers the chance to young people worldwide to win a six months internship and work, from summer 2013, in three different countries.
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Global Junior Challenge Award (EU0010000427)
rewards the most innovative projects using modern ICT technologies in the field of youth education, training, solidarity and international cooperation of young people.
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Global Youth Competition 2013 (EU0010000539)
encourages young people to share their vision on future economic models and how they would shape tomorrows global economy by making a three-minute video.
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Global Youth Summit 2011 (EU0010000479)
brings together social entrepreneurs, community activists and volunteers aged 16-19 from around the world.
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Google Science Fair 2013 (EU0010000551)
is an online science competition seeking curious minds from the four corners of the globe.
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Henkel Art Award 2013 (EU0010000451)
call for entries for the Henkel Art Award. covering Central and Eastern Europe.
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Henkel CEE Artists Studentship (EU0010000452)
invites fine artists in the fields of painting, drawing, photography, video and installation to take part in the prize competition.
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Illustration competition "Being a European Citizen: what does it mean to you?" (EU0010000514)
young people over the age of 18 residing in the EU or Croatia, are invited to create a quality graphic design, drawing, painting, diagram, cartoon, infographic, or photograph on the theme: "Being a European Citizen: what does it mean to you?".
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ILO Photo contest - WORK4YOUTH (EU0010000531)
focuses on youth employment issues and highlights the challenges young people face in the workplace.
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Innovact Campus Awards (EU0010000260)
rewards innovating and challenging business projects created by students
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International Childrens painting Competition on the Environment (EU0010000534)
invites children worldwide, who are between 6 and 14 years old on 15 June 2013 (World Environment Day) to paint a picture on the theme: Water: Source of Life. Where does it come from?.
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International Citizen Media Award 2013 (EU0010000478)
aims to honor work in the field of citizen media and its products in the categories VIDEO and AUDIO on the theme: Civic involvement and solidarity between generations.
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International Essay Contest for Young People (EU0010000336)
Young people from around the world are invited to submit their creative ideas on "Creating the Future We Want". Future begins with the vision we hold now. What kind of future do you wish to create for yourself and the world? Please share your dream and ideas for making it a reality.
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International Radio Playwriting Competition (EU0010000412)
competition for anyone over the age of 16, resident outside Britain, who wants to write a 60 minute radio drama
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International Schools Essay Competition and Debate (EU0010000545)
encourages young people worldwide, from 7 to 17 years old and their teachers to write an essay about their views on the rights and responsibilities of different people in creating a sustainable future.
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Juvenes Translatores - translation contest for schools (EU0010000373)
contest to give young people first-hand experience of what it is like to be a translator
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Kodak Student Scholarship Programme (EU0010000447)
awards are given to students demonstrating superior professional filmmaking production skills and creativity along with academic success.
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MEDEA Awards (EU0010000456)
encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education.
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Mediterranean Journalist Award (EU0010000332)
rewards exceptional journalistic productions, contributing to open dialogue between cultures in the Euro-Mediterranean region
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Most Youth Friendly European Region Award 2011: Social Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities (EU0010000450)
offers the European regions the chance and possibility to make their projects and initiatives in youth issues known to a wider public and to spread the good experiences and best practices.
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My story, my rights Contest (EU0010000553)
is the contest launched by ERGO Network in cooperation with Amnesty International, open to all young Roma interested in photography, painting or drawing with the purpose of highlighting who the Roma are and how to fight anti-Roma prejudice and discrimination.
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Online Hate Speech Essay Competition 2012-2013 (EU0010000556)
is an essay competition launched by the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) in cooperation with the Council of Europe on the theme Online Hate Speech: right or crime?.
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OPEN DAYS 2013 Master Class and Early Career Poster Competition (EU0010000558)
are inviting postgraduates and early career researchers interested in European Cohesion Policy to participate in the 11th OPEN DAYS 2013 - European Week of Regions and Cities.
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OSCE Photo Contest 2011 (EU0010000463)
invites photographers residing in the OSCE area including in Partner for Co-operation states, to submit up to three photos illustrating the importance of development of sustainable energy and transport.
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Peace and Sport Awards 2012 (EU0010000489)
rewards sport initiatives and individuals who contribute to peace and social stability in the world, in areas that have been made vulnerable due to poverty, the aftermath of conflict or lack of social cohesion.
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Photo Competition - "Europe: I have something to tell you" (EU0010000453)
taking place within the framework of the 2013 European Year of Citizens, amateur photographers are asked to capture their expectations from Europe or how they would improve the way it works, in a creative and original picture.
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Right2move Poster Competition (EU0010000546)
invites young people to answer the question 'How has the right2move shaped your feelings as European citizen?' with a poster. Prizes include a trip to Brussels and a chance to have your poster printed and exhibited during the European Youth Week 2013.
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Safer Internet Day Competition (EU0010000513)
aims at providing young people with the opportunity to share achievements that they have accomplished through using modern media and the internet; perhaps demonstrating their right to be active participants in the online world or their responsibility in influence change as the digital citizens of tomorrow.
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Short Film Competition: 1 of 7 Billion (EU0010000507)
is inspired by the 31st of October 2011, the date in which the worlds population reached seven billion people and aims to raise awareness of issues concerning human rights, population and development, poverty and equality, gender, young people, environment, reproductive health, aging and urbanisation
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Support for two competitions on the promotion of language learning through short audiovisual productions (EU0010000439)
awards a grant for the organisation of two competitions for short audiovisual productions in two successive years (one competition in 2011 and one in 2012). The competitions and the resulting audiovisual short productions are aimed at the promotion of language learning with a focus on the benefits of Europe's linguistic and cultural diversity.
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The James Dyson Award (EU0010000481)
encourages the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent.
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Tvebiomovies 2012 (EU0010000525)
video competition inviting anyone from any age and from any country to create a one-minute film about the environment.
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UNFCCC/CDM International Photo, Video and Podcast Contest 2012 (EU0010000523)
aims to highlight the benefits of the Kyoto Protocols Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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United Nations Citizen Ambassadors Contest 2011 (EU0010000492)
allows participants to use their voice as global citizens, and tell world leaders in a short video what they think needs to be done to make the world a better and safer place.
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VinylPlus 2013 - Sustainable Thinking Platform Photo competition (EU0010000552)
invites young people from 18 to 30 years old, from all around the world to express their views to the following question: Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for Europe and beyond. How do we make it happen?".
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Viral Video Award 2012 (EU0010000474)
is an international award for an online video competition.
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World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) (EU0010000416)
global contest for young people for online or mobile initiatives to raise awareness and help resolve the most pressing global issues
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Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes (EU0010000210)
to support the development of young people to be politically conscious and responsible personalities and to support the European process.
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Young Researcher of the Year Award 2013 (EU0010000530)
aims at highlighting the importance of transport research for policy decisions by drawing attention to the vital link between such research information and the positive development of the transport sector.
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Your Europe, Your Say - Get involved today! (EU0010000441)
a simulated youth plenary session allowing secondary school children from the 27 EU Member States to see how the EESC decision-making process works in relation to a specific subject. The simulation exercise will take part in two stages.
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Youth on the Move Picture Contest - Where was it taken? (EU0010000533)
tests EU young peoples knowledge of European urban topography.
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YouthActionNet Laureate Global Fellowship Programme (EU0010000326)
awards to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities
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