Round 2: Small Grants for Grassroots Coding Projects as part of EU Code Week
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The purpose of this call is to identify and support projects that can foster EU Code Week’s mission to promote coding, computational thinking, and digital skills across Europe. The aim is to identify projects that can achieve large-scale impact and deliver on key EU Code Week performance indicators within the project implementation period. Key tasks: Supporting the organisation of a large number of impactful coding, computational thinking, digital skills, and STEM activities; Increasing the number of activities registered on the EU Code Week platform; Reaching a large number of participants through local, regional, national, or cross-border activities; Increasing the participation of girls and young women in coding, digital skills, and STEM education; Supporting career-focused events that introduce students to educational and professional opportunities in STEM and digital fields; Supporting university visits and other activities that strengthen connections between schools, students, and higher-education institutions; Supporting activities and approaches that can be replicated or scaled beyond the project implementation period. Priority will be given to projects that can deliver a large number of activities to the EU Code Week platform and participants while maintaining educational quality and demonstrating clear and measurable impact.
Beneficiary & submission
A selection committee comprising community stakeholders and representatives from the Code4Europe Consortium will evaluate proposals. Each proposal will be assessed based on four main criteria: presentation (clarity and completeness of the application), design congruity (relevance to EU Code Week priorities, coherence and feasibility of activities, and availability of professional and organisational resources), quality (the educational approach, alignment with core digital and literacy competencies, collaboration with local networks, and potential for replicability), and impact (engagement of diverse stakeholders, inclusion of different participant groups, and specific attention to involving girls and fostering STEM education). The evaluation process will be transparent and objective, with measures in place to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Further information
Visit the webpage: https://codeweek.eu/blog/eu-code-week-grants-2026/
This call (as well as the financial support that will be provided through it) is NOT an EU action. This call is launched solely by JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT EUROPE (JA Europe). The financial support to the selected successful applicants will be provided directly by JA Europe in its own name and under its own responsibility*.* JA Europe*’s own responsibility includes the preparation and drafting of this call as well as the selection of successful applicants that will receive the said financial support. The publication of this call in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is made solely for information purposes with the aim to increase the visibility of this call to the general public, including to potential applicants (i.e. students). The said publication shall not be construed as direct or indirect approval of the content and conditions of this call by the relevant EU authorities or as any form of waiver from the above-described responsibility of* JA Europe.