DiscoverEU is an Erasmus initiative that offers 18-year-olds the opportunity to travel around Europe, discover its diversity and learn about its cultural heritage and history. Requirements: You must have been born between 1 January and 31 December 2008. Be a citizen or legal resident of the EU, third countries associated with the Erasmus programme: Iceland, […]
Grants – DiscoverEU
DiscoverEU is an action of the Erasmus+ programme that offers you the opportunity to travel and explore Europe’s diversity, learn about its cultural heritage and history, and connect with people from all over the continent. You will be offered a travel pass to move with the most environment friendly means of transport, like trains. Other […]
Participation – #DiscoverEU Video Competition
DiscoverEU gives 18-year-olds the chance to explore Europe by rail, its culture, and its diversity. This video competition celebrates that spirit. Your video should answer to this question: “What does it mean to be a young person in Europe today?” Who can apply young people who have been selected under a DiscoverEU call in 2022, 2023, […]
DiscoverEU
Who can apply Young people born between 1 January 2006 (inclusive) and 31 December 2007 (inclusive); Citizens or legal residents of the EU, third countries associated to the Erasmus+ programme: Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye or Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) associated to the European Union: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, French Polynesia, […]
Commission to distribute 35,500 free DiscoverEU travel passes to young people
Starting next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to explore Europe at no cost. The Commission has just opened the applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU initiative. A total of 35,500 travel passes are available. To qualify, young people born between 1 January and 31 December 2006 must first answer a quiz consisting […]
DiscoverEU: receive a free travel pass
Today, the Commission is launching the DiscoverEU autumn call, thanks to which 36,000 young people will receive a free travel pass to explore Europe. The application round starts today at 12:00 CEST and will end on Wednesday 18 October at 12:00 CEST. To win a travel pass, young people are invited to apply on the […]
#DiscoverEU Competition
All young people who applied to one of the #DiscoverEU application rounds in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, selected and non-selected participants, are invited to join the competition for a chance to win nice prizes. The competition will run until 15 October 2022. What does “Cultural heritage” mean to you? We are challenging you to post images or videos […]
Celebrating 35 years of the Erasmus programme
To mark the 35th anniversary of the emblematic Erasmus+ programme, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will meet 35 current and former Erasmus+ participants as well as representatives of the founding team of the programme, on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. The event will honour the achievements of the programme, that has involved 13 million […]






