EmpowerEU Awards 2024: celebrating impactful EU-UK initiatives and community efforts

Nominate someone or be a nominee for the EmpowerEU Awards! The Awards will shine a spotlight on the vital community efforts taking place in the UK, addressing important issues faced by EU citizens and fostering collaborations that enhance EU-UK relations while promoting EU values within the UK. The EmpowerEU Awards aim to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements and initiatives that positively impact EU citizens, local communities, and the youth in the UK.

Through these Awards, we hope to foster stronger EU-UK people-to-people relations and highlight the valuable contributions being made at the grassroots level.

Nominations for the Awards will close at the end of July, and the winners will be revealed at the upcoming EU Citizens’ Gathering in November.

There are three award categories:

1. Youth Champions: This award will honour youth-led initiatives that promote EU-UK cooperation and relationships among young people aged 15-30. This category recognises efforts that leave a lasting impact and pave the way for future generations by establishing new connections and collaborations.

2. Community Champions: In this category, recognition will be given to grassroots community groups, small charities, social enterprises and local initiatives (including local projects, collectives, mutual aid groups) that have maintained and strengthened relationships between EU and UK citizens through local organising, peer to peer movements, art and direct action.

3. Outstanding Achievement: The final award category will acknowledge an organisation that has made an outstanding contribution towards effecting lasting and impactful change for EU citizens residing in the UK, or that have contributed to the development of EU-UK relations across communities.

To nominate someone or to submit your own application, please complete the nomination form here. For further information on the EmpowerEU Awards and details on how to submit nominations, please visit this link, or email awards@empower-eu.uk

Follow our social media channels and #EmpowerEUawards to stay tuned for updates as we celebrate the achievements that bring citizens, local communities, and the youth together in the UK!