Deadline: 31-May-23
You would like to get to know Europe and broaden your perspective? You haven’t had so many opportunities to travel through Europe and get to know other places? You are interested in political and social issues and want to report on them? You are between 18 and 27 years old and live in one of the EU countries, Turkey or Russia? Then apply now for a travel grant from the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe!
The grant holders travel the continent independently and deal with current political and social issues, which they record in the form of reports or videos. They are the ones who are boldly telling new stories about Europe, making it more inclusive.
What kind of Interrail Global Pass is offered?
- The travel grant will be awarded in the form of a digital Interrail Global Pass worth €528, valid for travel within a period of 1 month and valid for 33 European countries including Turkey.
When can I travel with the Interrail Global Pass?
- Travel must begin no earlier than June 30, 2023 and must be completed by September 30, 2023. The total duration of the trip is a maximum of 1 month.
Which countries can I travel to?
- Any country participating in the Interrail Global Pass offer. Please make sure that you only include countries in your application where the Interrail Global Pass is valid.
- Note: The Interrail Global Pass is valid for two journeys in your home country (exceptions: Russia, Republic of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Albania), ideally for the route to the border station and back from the border station.
Eligibility Criteria
- They explicitly support Europeans who have been able to travel abroad little or not at all. Applications from young people with migration and refugee backgrounds, from rural areas, from vocational schools and with a secondary school diploma are encouraged to apply and will be given special consideration.
- The following applies to the scholarships: Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 27 at the time of travel and must be citizens or have their main place of residence in one of the EU countries or in the following countries (according to Interrail policy): Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar , Iceland, Isle of Man, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia, Moldova, San Marino, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City or Belarus.
What do I have to consider regarding Covid-19?
- The trip must be carried out in such a way that physical contact with other people is reduced to a minimum and the group of people is kept as constant as possible. Wherever possible, a minimum distance of 1.5 m between two people must be maintained. The following provisions must then be followed. There is an exclusion of:
- sick or symptomatic persons from the start of the trip and
- persons with contact to COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days before the trip and
- persons with non-specific general symptoms and respiratory symptoms of any severity.
- If scholarship holders develop symptoms during the trip, the trip must be interrupted immediately and/or in consultation with the health department and doctors.
For more information, visit Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe.