Short Description
The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards were launched in 2002 by the European Commission and have been run by Europa Nostra ever since. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious Awards in the heritage field.
Categories
1) Conservation & Adaptive Reuse
Outstanding projects aiming at conservation, regeneration and adaptation to new uses of cultural heritage, including cultural landscapes.
2) Research
Innovative research projects which lead to tangible effects for the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage or/and to improve the access, enjoyment and understanding of heritage assets by communities.
3) Education, Training & Skills
Exemplary projects or related to cultural heritage with the aim of fostering knowledge transfer, capacity-building and/or enhancing traditional or new skills and crafts related to heritage.
4) Citizens’ Engagement & Awareness-raising
Outstanding heritage-led projects which foster social cohesion, inclusion, multicultural dialogue and understanding, nurture a sense of place and belonging, celebrate diversity and multiple identities as well as stimulate citizens’ engagement, ownership and civic responsibility.
5) Heritage Champions
Influential and inspiring individuals or organisations whose exemplary action demonstrates an exceptional level of dedication, impact and civic engagement for the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage.
Eligibility
– Entries for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe Programme, may only be submitted from countries participating in the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme , i.e. the EU Member States, the three EFTA-countries Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland and other acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates to the EU. The following countries are:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo , Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine.
Nominated legal entities must be citizens or legal residents in at least one of the Creative Europe participating countries.
– Entries submitted from countries that are members of the Council of Europe but are not participating in the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme are only eligible for the Europa Nostra Awards. The following are those countries which are eligible for the Awards on the preceding basis: Andorra, Azerbaijan, Holy See, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
The Awards honour every year up to 30 outstanding heritage achievements, among which up to five Grand Prix. Each winner of a Grand Prix receives a monetary award of €10.000. In addition, the Public Choice Award is presented to one of the selected award winners, following an online vote conducted by Europa Nostra.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Netherlands
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 9 September 2025
Website Link: https://www.europeanheritageawards.eu/
