Time to shoot for the REGIOSTARS

The Directorate General for EU Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) is relaunching the iconic REGIOSTAR Awards. The jury is looking for the very best projects leaving a strong legacy behind in six categories.

The REGIOSTARS Awards is Europe’s label of excellence for EU-funded projects demonstrating the impact and inclusiveness of regional development.

Being nominated as a finalist shines a light on your project and the partners behind it. This helps others to discover and use your work.

Interreg North Sea projects joined the REGIOSTARS finals in 2020 (HyTrEc2) and in 2021 (DRYPORT and BEGIN). BEGIN even took home the Public Choice Award. 

The competition is usually very stiff but do not let that deter you! Your amazing achievements might make your project a winning one. 

Only completed projects may apply this time. You may join this contest if you have completed all project activities, submitted your final report, and received your final payment by 31 May 2023. 

Also, your project must demonstrate impressive tangible benefits and impacts.

The 2023 contest covers a broad range of themes in six categories:

1. A competitive and smart Europe
2. A green Europe
3. A connected Europe 
4. A social and inclusive Europe 
5. A Europe closer to the citizens 
6. Topic of the year (European Year of Skills) 

You must apply in one category. You can learn more about what is behind these headlines in the applicant guide available here.

Each Interreg programme may endorse a maximum of five projects for the contest. Therefore, the first step is to draft your application and send it to the Joint Secretariat.

We will select up to five projects based on the criteria used for the contest. On 12 May, we will inform all applicants about the selection.

We will provide an official endorsement letter to the selected applicants who can now submit their application to the European Commission. This needs to happen by 31 May. The Commission expects to announce the finalists on 10 July.

The finalists will be subject to online voting for the Public Choice Award 14 September to 14 November. They will also be invited to pitch in Brussels during the #EURegionsWeek (9-12 October). 

Finally, DG Regio will announce the winners at the REGIOSTARS ceremony on 16 November in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. 

To apply, please fill in the application form and submit the form to the secretariat by 8 May 2023 EOB.  

Please send the completed form to info@interregnorthsea.eu, using the subject line Regiostars 2023.  

To learn more, visit the REGIOSTARS website where you will find an applicant guide and other details about this contest. 
 

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