Participation Awards 2025 – Share Your European Solidarity Corps Story & Win Interrail Passes

🌍 About the Participation Awards 2025

Volunteered abroad with the European Solidarity Corps? Now’s your time to shine ✨. The Participation Awards 2025 celebrate your journey — from the friendships 🤝 and challenges 💪 to the unexpected meals 🍲 and the people who became part of your life forever ❤️.

Furthermore, it’s all about the impact you’ve made in your host community 🏘️. Your one-minute story can inspire others to embark on their own volunteering adventure 🚀.

🎥 What Do You Need to Do?

Getting started is simple:
1️⃣ Create a one-minute video about your volunteering experience.
2️⃣ Upload it to YouTube Shorts in vertical format.
3️⃣ Follow the steps on the Participation Page to submit your entry.

Submissions open on 16 July 2025 and close on 2 September 2025, 23:59 CEST ⏳. Winners will be announced in September 2025 🎉.

🏆 How Will Winners Be Chosen?

A diverse jury will review entries, including:

• A representative from the European Commission 🇪🇺
• A member of the EYCA Youth Panel
• A Young Creators representative
• EYCA staff

They’ll look for:
👀 Engagement — views, likes, and comments count
🎨 Creativity — show off your unique personality
❤️ Inspiration — make others want to volunteer too

🎁 What Can You Win?

Ten winners will each receive:
🚄 2 Interrail Global Passes (7 travel days in one month, 2nd class, valid for 1 year) — one for you and one for a friend
🎧 Loop Earplugs — stylish, reusable, and perfect for peaceful travel moments

🌎 Who Can Apply for ESC Participation Awards 2025?

Eligible countries include all European Solidarity Corps member nations: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, and 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

Non-European citizens can also participate. If selected, they will receive a Eurail Pass equivalent in value.

📝 How to Join?

1️⃣ Film your one-minute video.
2️⃣ Upload to YouTube Shorts and tag @EuropeanYouthCard.
3️⃣ Submit your application via the official form.

Remember — videos must be original, in English (or subtitled), and follow all rules.

🤝 Organizer

The 2025 Participation Awards are organized by the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) in partnership with the European Commission as part of the European Solidarity Corps Programme.

🔗 Apply HERE

More volunteer opportunities in great places are available HERE