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Charlemagne Youth Prize
January 29, 2009 3:27 PM
The second Charlemagne Youth Prize is still open to applicants. The deadline for submitting entries has been extended to 16 February 2009. The Prize targets people aged between 16 and 30 who have been involved with projects helping to promote understanding between peoples of different European countries. Organised by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, the Charlemagne Youth Prize provides funding of €2,000 - €5,000 for existing projects that foster a shared sense of European identity and cooperation. The best projects from each of the 27 EU Member States will be invited to Aachen, in Germany, on 19 May 2009.
As well as promoting European and international understanding, the winning projects will serve as role models for young people living in Europe. In particular the organisers are looking for practical examples of Europeans living together. The projects can focus on the organisation of youth events, youth exchanges or internet projects with a European dimension.
Last year the London Festival of Europe took second prize. It was is the brainchild of Niccolo Milanese (Welsh), Lorenzo Marsili (Italian) and a team of young Europeans living in London. On winning the prize this year, Niccolo said: "When we set up the London Festival of Europe in 2007 it was to try and bring together Europeans in London and Britain and create a genuinely pan European event which reflects both a mobility of the imagination and the nomadic way many young people live now. The most rewarding thing about receiving this prize is meeting other young people from all the 27 Member States and talking to them about setting up collaborations across the Continent
Application forms for the 2009 prize are available on the Charlemagne Youth Prize 2009 website at: http://cyp.adagio4.eu/.