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The Access City Award has been created by the European Commission to reward cities that have prioritised accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Accessible spaces – both physical and virtual – are the first step to equality. If persons with disabilities cannot access transportation, shops, parks, websites and so on, they cannot make their own choices and take control of their lives. A city is accessible when persons with disabilities can, for instance:

  • get information
  • use buses, trams and metros
  • enjoy parks and playgrounds
  • get in and around buildings like the library, sports hall and city hall

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

Applications must be submitted through this form. Other submissions will not be accepted.

The indicated maximum number of characters available for each reply includes spaces.

Application forms must be completed preferably in English, but other EU official languages will be accepted. No other languages will be accepted.
Disclaimer: the contest documents will be available in all 24 EU languages soon.

Only applications complying with the eligibility criteria will be accepted.

Before filling in the form, please carefully read the accompanying guidance note and the rules of contest available in all the EU official languages.

The secretariat (secretariat@accesscityaward.eu) is available to help in clarifying questions related to filling in the forms. Linguistic quality is not important for the evaluation of your application. It is the content of your activities on accessibility that will be decisive for your chances of winning the award.

The following supporting documents are required for your application:

  • Mayoral declaration
  • Declaration on honour
  • Financial identification form
  • Legal entity form
Number of inhabitants
  • a. built environment and public spaces.
  • b. transportation and related infrastructures.
  • c. information and communication, including information and communication technologies.
  • d. public facilities and services.
Please, describe your overall approach and global strategy to improve accessibility in your city and how you implement (or plan to implement) the corresponding policy in this area.
This is an optional question, which will not have an impact in the evaluation of the application. The applicant is not obliged to reply to this question if it is not relevant.
Please, give examples of initiatives that you have worked on to provide accessibility in housing, including social and affordable housing, to ensure persons with disabilities can live with dignity and fully participate in society and economy in your city. Please, describe as well whether and how local communities and relevant stakeholders were involved and participated in the process of designing and implementing the initiative.

This is an optional question. The applicant is not obliged to reply to this question if it is not relevant.

Please, give concrete example(s) and information of other initiative(s) that you have worked on to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities that can be considered for a Special Mention. Please, describe as well whether and how local communities and relevant stakeholders were involved and participated in the process of designing and implementing the initiatives. Please, do not include here the initiatives focused on accessibility in housing already explained in the above section.

In addition to the information provided in the application form, candidates must upload the Mayoral declaration, the Declaration of honour, the Legal Entity Form (LEF) and the Financial Identification Form (FIF).

Candidates are also invited to upload - or send a link to - a ten-slide PowerPoint presentation in order to illustrate and highlight the strong points of their application.

Up to five files (maximum size of one file is 10MB) or links can be uploaded. The uploaded files can be in the national language of the EU member state taking part in the competition.

Each uploaded document must be appropriately named. The file name should clearly state what the file represents or contains.

Mayoral Declaration

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Declaration on honour

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Legal entity form (LEF)

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Financial identification form (FIF)

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Presentation/annex on accessibility initiatives in their city
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DISCLAIMER: Unless the opposite is explicitly requested by the participating city, the submitted presentation texts can be made public on the Access City Award 2026 website: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/access-city-award_en.

The processing of personal data shall meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1725: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj/eng.

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