European Charlemagne Youth Prize, 10, 000 Euros

The prize, now in its third year, targets young people who have been involved with projects helping to promote understanding between peoples from different European countries.
The deadline for submitting projects is 22 January 2010.

Role models for young Europeans
The European Charlemagne Youth Prize, which is jointly organised by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, is granted to projects undertaken by people between 16 and 30 years old. The winning projects should serve as role models for young people living in Europe and offer practical examples of Europeans living together as one community. Youth exchange programmes, artistic and Internet projects with a European dimension are amongst the projects selected.
Total prize money of 10,000 Euros

The three winning projects will be awarded funding of €5,000, €3,000, and €2,000 respectively. They will also be invited to visit the European Parliament.

The best three projects will then be selected in two steps.

First phase: national juries consisting of at least two MEPs and one representative of a youth organisation will select a national winner from each of the 27 EU Member States by 5 March 2010.

Second phase: A European jury, consisting of three MEPs, the President of the European Parliament and four representatives of the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, will select the winner from the 27 projects submitted by national juries by 8 April 2010.

Find more here or send an email to youth-partnership@coe.int

Winter Camp in Poland

The camp will take place from 7th-13th February 2010 in Suwalki, Region in Poland near the border with Lithuania.

This is the first winter edition of the International Student Camp Zabinki which we have been organizing since 2002. Each year it gathers over 100 participants from all over the Europe. The camp is based on non- formal education and intercultural learning. This winter we would like to challenge the theme of borderlands what a melting pot of different nationalities and cultures means in practice. You have an opportunity to spend the first weeks of new year in a multi-cultural atmosphere.

The on-line registration deadline is January 15.

The number of places available is limited to 40 so don’t hesitate and register now!

For more details see the website