The call for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in R&I has been published. 

The prize has been launched to complement and reinforce the eligibility criterion requirement for legal entities from Member States and Associated Countries that are public bodies, research organisations or higher education establishments applying to Horizon Europe to have a Gender Equality Plan in place.  

Organisations listed above can apply in one of the three following categories: 

• Sustainable Gender Equality Champions: Organisations that can demonstrate a significant and sustained record of activity and a high level of achievement through the implementation of their GEP. 
• Newcomer Gender Equality Champions: Organisations that have recently finalised the implementation of their first GEP and can demonstrate the most progress achieved through its implementation. 
• Inclusive Gender Equality Champions: Organisations that have developed the most innovative inclusive GEP – i.e. a GEP addressing intersections between gender and at least two other social categories, such as racial or ethnic origin, social origin, sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBTIQ) or disability – and can demonstrate concrete results obtained through its implementation. 

Each winner will receive a trophy and a €100 000 prize. We already count champions from Ireland, France, Poland, Spain, Sweden, pan-European research infrastructure.  

The deadline for applications is 18 June 2025. 

Visit the below link for futher details.

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