European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other

#BeActive-EU-SPORT-AWARDS-Peace

ERASMUS Sport Prizes

Funding Amount

€25K - €25K

Deadline

24/09/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other

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What is the #BeActive-EU-SPORT-AWARDS-Peace Call?

Grant Description
This award recognises organisations that have successfully used sport as a tool to promote peace by bringing together diverse communities, transcending differences, and fostering dialogue, tolerance and cooperation towards peaceful coexistence. It honours past and ongoing initiatives leveraging sport and physical activity to build relationships based on mutual respect, contributing to peace at local, national or global levels.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

• Recognition of up to five outstanding sport‐based peacebuilding initiatives, each receiving a €25 000 prize.

• Enhanced visibility and credibility for awarded organisations, catalysing further support and partnerships.

• Replication and scaling of best practices in other regions, leading to broader social cohesion and intercultural dialogue.

• Strengthened networks between civil society, sports clubs, educational institutions and local authorities focused on peace promotion.

• Measurable improvements in mutual respect, tolerance and cooperation among participant communities as a direct result of funded activities.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Applicants must be legal entities (public or private) established in eligible countries (see section 6 of the Call document).

• Demonstrable track record of using sport or physical activity to promote peace: evidence of significant impact in bringing together diverse communities, transcending social/cultural/political divides and fostering dialogue, tolerance and cooperation.

• Projects may operate at local, national or global scale, but must clearly articulate how sporting activities translate into sustainable peacebuilding outcomes.

• Proposals must comply with admissibility rules: page limits and layout as specified in Part B of the Application Form (section 5 of the Call document).

• Applicants must fulfil financial and operational capacity requirements and must not be subject to exclusion (sections 6 and 7 of the Call document).
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• Single-stage call: submission open 11 June 2025; deadline 24 September 2025 at 17:00 Brussels time.

• Application form template updated 17 June 2025—use the new template in the portal.

• Admissibility: proposals must observe page limits and formatting (section 5, Part B of the Application Form).

• Eligibility: organisations and activities must meet country, thematic and financial criteria (sections 6 and 7).

• Evaluation: follows process in section 8; award criteria, scoring and thresholds in section 9.

• Indicative timeline (section 4): publication 4 June 2025; evaluation October 2025–March 2026; applicants informed March 2026.

• Legal and financial set-up governed by section 10 of the Call document.

• Budget: five awards of €25 000 each, one per category (Generations, Inclusion, Peace, Physical Activity, Volunteering).
Important dates

Open from: 11/06/2025

Deadline:24/09/2025

Application period has ended

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