Brussels, 10 May 2023
Today, the results of the DiscoverEU March 2023 application round will be announced to the 145,657 young people aged 18 who applied for the 35,324 available travel passes. Successful applicants will travel alone or in a group of up to five people between 15 June 2023 and 30 September 2024.
Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, said:
“The DiscoverEU programme was launched five years ago, and since then, more than one million young people have applied to participate in it. This impressive figure is proof of how interested our youth is in other cultures, and in connecting with each other. I know they also care very much about shaping a sustainable, inclusive and beautiful future, and this is why we have published the New European Bauhaus routes: I am sure that exploring these innovative and forward-thinking cities will be a long-lasting source of inspiration. I wish all participants the best and a lot of fun on their DiscoverEU journey.”
The participants will travel by rail, with some exceptions to allow those living on islands or in remote areas to participate. As part of the Erasmus+ programme, and boosted thanks to the 2022 European Year of Youth, this application round was open to young citizens, born between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2005, from EU Member States as well as those from Erasmus+ associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye).
Even more opportunities to strengthen the learning dimension of the action are available to the young participants such as pre-departure information trainings or meet-ups throughout Europe. More information on the figures per country are available here.
Source – EU Commission