2026 Award "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"

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Process phases

1. 1
   20/01/2026 - 15/03/2026

   Submission of applications

   The deadline for proposal submissions is March 15, 2026. To complete your application, you must fill in the online form in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.

   Visit our website to find out more about the terms, the nomination form and Application guidelines.

2. 2
   16/03/2026 - 01/04/2026

   Technical validation of nominations

   The OIDP Technical Secretariat will validate that nominations comply with the Award Terms. Summaries of nominations will be translated and uploaded to the Platform.

3. 3
   02/04/2026 - 15/05/2026

   Selection of finalists

   A jury of experts, organised and divided according to the categories will evaluate the applications and choose the finalists for the award. These will be 50% of the applications received, with a maximum of 40 applications.

4. 4
   20/05/2026 - 15/07/2026

   Jury's evaluation of the finalist applications
5. 5
   15/06/2026 - 15/07/2026

   Open vote on the finalist proposals

   Anyone will be able to choose the experiences they consider meritorious of the award. In order to participate in the evaluation, each person must register on the platform and choose a minimum of 5 nominations for their vote to be valid.

6. 6
   16/07/2026 - 20/09/2026

   Results open vote
7. 7
   15/07/2026 - 31/07/2026

   Jury meeting

   The jury will meet to deliberate on the winning best practice, taking into account the citizen vote. The most voted proposal will receive a special mention in case the jury does not designate it as the winner.

8. 8
   01/08/2026 - 20/09/2026

   Publication Preparation

   The jury has already decided the winning experiences but they will not be made public until the Awards Ceremony in May in Córdoba

9. 9
   21/09/2026 - 23/09/2026

   Award Ceremony and Publication of the Award

   Kraków, Poland, September 21-23