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NEB Prizes 2026 and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities – Open for applications

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New European Bauhaus

The European Commission has opened two prizes towards innovation and creativity inspired by the New European Bauhaus (NEB):  the sixth edition of the NEB Prizes and the second edition of the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities.

NEB Prizes 2026

This call targets inspiring projects and ideas that improve people’s quality of life by combining sustainability, inclusion and beauty.

The NEB Prizes 2026 will award a total of 13 projects in the four new categories based on the thematic axes of transformation that guide the delivery of the New European Bauhaus: 

  • Enhancing Circularity, Sustainability, and Innovation
  • Strengthening Local Democracy and Inclusion
  • Arts, Culture, and Heritage as Drivers of Change
  • Enablers for New European Bauhaus Transformation

In total 13 winners and 14 runners-up will be awarded with monetary prizes between € 5.000 and € 30.000, as well as a communication package to help them further develop and promote their projects and concepts.

More information can be found here.

Second edition of the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities

This call aims to provide support to small players that want to develop projects that are inclusive, sustainable and beautiful by helping them to overcome early barriers.

Targeting municipalities either in rural settings or with a population below 20.000 inhabitants . Check if your municipality is eligible here.

A total of 20 projects will be awarded and each project will receive a monetary prize of € 30.000, as well as a communication package to help them further develop and promote their projects and concepts.

More information can be found here.

How and when to apply?

Applications for both the NEB Prizes 2026 and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities can be submitted until 17 March 2026 (19:00 CET) via the NEB Prizes platform.

 

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