European Public Sector Award 2025-26

European Public Sector Award 2025-26

Driving Competitiveness through Reforms and Investments
Application Form
The application form consists of six parts, all of which need to be completed for application to be valid.

Part 1 – Applicant information
Part 2 – Contact details
Part 3 – Project information
Part 4 – Executive summary
Part 5 – Project description
Part 6 – Declarations

The call for applications is open until 30 January 2026, 17:00 (CET).

Applications can be submitted at any time before the closing date/time for applications.

Once submitted, the applicants will be informed about their successful project submission by the EPSA Team.

Before starting the application process, applicants are advised to read the Application Guide.

II. Contact details

Please don’t insert functional/general email addresses and rather provide personal telephone numbers and email addresses of primary project representatives. It is of utmost importance that projects can be reached throughout and following the evaluation process.
Address of organisation:*

Street Address

Postal Code and City

Postal / Zip Code
Primary project representative:*

First NameLast Name
Position:*
Phone number*

Country Code
E-mail address:*
example@example.com
Alternative project representative:*

First NameLast Name
Position:*
Phone number*

Country Code
E-mail address:*
example@example.com

IV. Executive summary

The executive summary, subject to editorial revision, will be published on the EPSA Database and should include the following points:
Context: background and rationale of the project in relation to the award category selected.*

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Objectives: goals of the project focusing on the specific problem/needs identified and the concrete solutions provided.*

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Implementation: project design and implementation including aspects such as institutional arrangements, governance/management structures, budget and staff allocation, stakeholder consultation, communication etc. *

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V. Project description
1. Relevance

This section includes questions regarding the scale and importance of the problems and needs the project aims to address.
1.1 Describe the political, economic and/or social context of the problem and the specific objectives the project aims to address:*

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1.2 Clarify the relative importance or urgency of the problem vis-à-vis other pending issues in your relevant institutional context (i.e. national, regional, local,cross-border):*

0/200
1.3 Explain the distinctive added value of the project in comparison with previously attempted and/or other alternative solutions to address the problem:*

0/200
2. Project design and implementation

This section includes questions about planning and the organisational/financial set up of the project as well as the steps taken to achieve the project objectives.
2.1 Describe the design of the project including organisational structures, allocation of resources and planning:*

0/300
2.2 Explain how the design is expected to address directly the root causes of the problem and/or how it provides concrete and effective solutions to the needs identified:*

0/200
2.3 Describe the actual steps in the implementation process including the efficient use of project resources and the progress made towards milestones/targets:*

0/300
2.4 Clarify, if applicable, divergences from the initial planning during the project implementation and/or necessary adaptations due to external or internal changes:*

0/200
3. Outcome

This section includes questions about the concrete results of the project.
3.1 Describe the impact of the project and substantiate the project results vis-à-vis the project objectives:*

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3.2 Highlight the main factors for achieving and/or not achieving specific objectives:*

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3.3 Explain, if applicable, positive spillovers to other policy areas and/or other ongoing/future projects:*

0/200
3.4 Clarify on-going developments regarding the (potential) institutionalisation of the project and/or political commitments for continuation beyond the initial time frame:*

0/200

European Public Sector Award 2025-26

Application Form

I. Applicant information

II. Contact details

III. Project information

IV. Executive summary

V. Project description

VI. Declarations

By submitting this form, project applicants confirm that:

By submitting this form, project applicants consent to: