Deadline: 19-May-22
The European Commission (EC) is inviting nominations for BeActive Education Award that aims to demonstrate how education can encourage kids to #BeActive outside the typical sport/physical activity taking place in their normal school day.
Objectives
- The #BeActive Awards 2022 aim to reward and give visibility to projects and initiatives that have successfully promoted sport and physical activity across Europe. It contributes to the HealthyLifeStyle4All initiative and to the promotion of substainable and green sport.
- Depending on the prize, projects can focus on educational establishments and workplaces, as well as individuals in local communities. They can also support and promote ties across generations through the practice of sport and physical activity.
- Besides rewarding specific organisations, the award of prizes will also give visibility and support the dissemination of innovative ideas, initiatives and best practices throughout Europe.
Award Details
The global prize budget is:
- 60 000 EUR
- Each of the four categories will reward one winner with EUR 10 000 and two finalists (ranked 2nd and 3rd) with EUR 2 500 each.
Expected Results
This award aims to demonstrate how education can encourage kids to be active outside the typical sport/physical activity taking place in their normal school day. This may include additional activities, scheduling days outside of class that focus on sport, after-school activities and other creative solutions that build an active education environment.
Eligibility Criteria
- For the purpose of the #BeActive Local Hero Award, only natural persons aged over 18 are eligible.
- In order to be eligible, the applicants must be:
- legal entities (natural persons, public or private bodies, including international organisations)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
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