#BeActive-EU-SPORT-AWARDS – Inclusion
#BeActive-EU-SPORT-AWARDS Inclusion recognises sport initiatives promoting social inclusion, diversity, and empowerment of underrepresented groups.
This award recognises sport activities that promote social inclusion, gender equality, and diversity. It focuses on initiatives that empower disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and vulnerable youth. The award highlights sport's role in fostering understanding, peace, and unity in society.
Likely relevant for
- Sport organisations promoting social inclusion
- NGOs working with disadvantaged groups
- Community groups using sport for empowerment
- Projects addressing gender equality through sport
Project signals
What it funds
- Sport activities promoting social inclusion, gender equality, diversity, and unity
- Initiatives supporting disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, vulnerable young people
- Projects using sport to foster understanding, peace, and community empowerment
Expected outcomes
- Increased social inclusion through sport
- Empowerment of underrepresented and disadvantaged groups
- Promotion of diversity and gender equality
- Strengthened community cohesion and peace
Who can apply / participate
- Sport organisations
- Non-governmental organisations
- Community groups
- Other entities as per Call document eligibility
- Single-stage submission model
- Check Call document for consortium requirements
- Eligible countries as described in section 6 of the Call document
- Refer to section 6 of the Call document for detailed eligibility criteria
- Specific eligible applicant types beyond general categories
- Exact consortium composition rules
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility criteria in section 6 of the Call document
- Country eligibility
- Proposal page limits and layout
- Financial and operational capacity requirements
Money
The award offers a prize of €25,000 for the winning initiative in 2026.
- Prize amount — 25000EURSingle prize awarded in 2026
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model. Proposal page limits and layout as per Part B of the Application Form in the Submission System.
- Proposal page limit and layout as described in Part B of the Application Form
- Eligibility and admissibility conditions as per sections 5 and 6 of the Call document
- Financial and operational capacity requirements as per sections 6 and 7 of the Call document
- Evaluation criteria, scoring, and thresholds as per section 9 of the Call document
- Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement as per section 4 of the Call document
- Prepare proposal following Part B of the Application Form
- Submit proposal by 17 September 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
- Check eligibility and admissibility criteria carefully
- Refer to Call document and supporting documents for detailed instructions
- Check eligibility criteria carefully before applying
- Follow proposal page limits strictly
- Evaluation and award criteria must be met to win prize
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 2 Jul 2026, 08:38 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
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Official source text
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Topic description
Scope: This award aims to recognise sport activities implemented by organisations that have successfully used sport as a powerful tool to promote social inclusion, gender equality, diversity and unity. It recognises efforts that break down barriers, empower and include underrepresented groups, and use sport to foster understanding, peace, and diversity in society. This category rewards initiatives that meet social challenges and support disadvantaged groups, such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities or vulnerable young people. It highlights the transformative power of sport in building bridges, empowering communities, and shaping a more inclusive and united society.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
As described in section 5 in the Call document
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
As described in section 6 in the Call document
3. Other eligibility conditions
As described in section 6 in the Call document
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
As described in sections 6 and 7 in the Call document
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
As described in section 8 in the Call document
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in section 9 in the Call document
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
As described in section 4 in the Call document
Publication of the call: 25 June 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: 17 September 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: September 2026-March 2027
Information to applicants: March 2027
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
As described in section 10 in the Call document
Call Document
Additional documents:
Support information
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