Funding

Free · Partial / Stipend

Program dates

Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026

Forum / Summit•Belgium · Brussels · Hybrid

InvigoratEU Contest: What Future for the European Continent?

Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

Application Deadline

Closed · July 24, 2026

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The InvigoratEU Contest is a creative call run by the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), a Brussels-based network of European affairs research institutes, under its Horizon Europe project InvigoratEU. It asks entrants to respond to the question of what a wider European Union would mean for the continent’s security, competitiveness, and everyday citizens as more countries move toward EU membership. Anyone aged 18 or over may enter from anywhere in the world, in one of three formats: a written essay, a poem, or a short audiovisual work. Three winning entrants are invited to the InvigoratEU final conference in Brussels, with travel and accommodation supported.

Benefits & funding

  • Three winners are invited to the InvigoratEU final conference in Brussels on 4–5 November 2026.
  • Travel and accommodation for winners are covered up to €500.
  • No entry fee to participate.
  • A platform to share your ideas on Europe’s future with an EU policy-research audience.

Eligibility

  • Open to anyone aged 18 or above.
  • Students, young professionals, and anyone interested in the future of Europe and EU enlargement.
  • All nationalities and residencies are welcome.
  • Submissions in one of three categories: essay (max 2,000 words), poem (max 500 words), or audiovisual work (up to 2 minutes).

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    ≥ 18 yrs

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Application process

  1. 1
    Choose a format — essay, poem, or short video — that responds to the contest theme on the future of the European continent and EU enlargement.
  2. 2
    Prepare your entry within the stated length limits.
  3. 3
    Email your submission to communications@tepsa.eu with the subject line “InvigoratEU public contest_LAST NAME”.
  4. 4
    Submit by the deadline of 24 July 2026 (23:59 CEST).

Program timeline

  1. Submission deadline (23:59 CEST)

    Jul 24, 2026

  2. InvigoratEU final conference, Brussels (winners invited)

    Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026