Apply for the 2025 Access City Award!

The 2025 Access City Award is now open for applications.

This is one of the oldest and most prestigious EU awards, and it is the only one that recognises cities that have done outstanding work to become more accessible for persons with disabilities.

This year is particularly important as it marks the 15th anniversary of the award. Over the past 14 years, 70 cities have been awarded, including 14 1st prize winners among them. The most recent city to receive the prestigious award was San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain).

The award is organised by the European Commission in partnership with the European Disability Forum. The winner and runners-up will receive a monetary prize:

• 1st place: EUR 150 000
• 2nd place: EUR 120 000
• 3rd place: EUR 80 000

In addition, the EU Jury may decide to award up to five “Special Mentions” if there are cities that have done exceptional work in a particular key area of accessibility.

This year, the European Commission also intends to award an ‘Accessible Sports Infrastructure’ Special Mention to a city that demonstrates how they feature accessibility in their sports infrastructure.

Applications must be made by completing and submitting an online application by 10 September 2024 23:59h at the latest. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony during the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference taking place on 29 November 2024.

More information.