Youth-Driven Social Media Design Pilot
Pays one team to co-design and test a decentralised, youth-focused social media platform with young people from at least eight EU countries.
A single applicant or consortium submits a proposal through the Portal by the single-stage deadline; the Commission expects to fund one grant with a maximum EU contribution of EUR 1.48 million, matching the topic's full indicative budget. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are set out in section 9 of the call document. The funded project must run co-creation with youth from at least eight Memb…
The Commission wants a single project that co-creates a Fediverse or AT Protocol-based social media platform for young EU citizens, with youth participation from at least eight Member States, focused on wellbeing, safety and inclusivity for disabled and neurodivergent users. It wants a working prototype or upgrade of at least two existing decentralised services, tested and refined with real users, plus a roll-out and sustainability strategy for the wider decentralised social-media ecosystem.
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