EU Award for Gender Equality Champions 2026

Newcomer Gender Equality Champions General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. Proposal page limits and layout: described in the Rules of Contest for this prize and in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. Specific conditions Described in the Rules of Contest for this prize. Call documents Rules of Contest Application forms: Application form templates Please use the application form that you will find in the Submission System. Guidance HE Programme Guide Additional documents: HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 11. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes HE Framework Programme and Rules for Participation Regulation 2021/695 HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement