Pitch Your Project

“Pitch Your Project” is a competition for young people between 18 and 29 years old. As experts of your living space, the Alpine Region, you are invited to submit your project ideas for a sustainable development of the Alpine Region individually or as a group.

Under the motto “shaping.future.together”, the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) is looking for your ideas to make the Alpine Region fit for the future.

A jury will select the top 5 projects from all submitted projects. The jury will base its selection on the criteria of relevance, feasibility and innovation potential. The five applicants or group applicants selected by the jury will have the opportunity to present their project, in English, in a five-minute pitch during the EUSALP Annual Forum of the Bavarian Presidency 2026 in Lindau on the 21st-22nd October 2026.

The finalists will receive support in preparing their pitch and learn how to create a short, appealing and informative presentation. The audience will then vote directly on the five projects.

The three best projects will receive prize money from Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté for the further implementation of their projects:

• 5,000 euros for the 1^st prize
• 3,000 euros for the 2^nd prize
• 2,000 euros for the 3^rd prize

In addition, the winners will be mentored by experts involved in the EUSALP, who will help them implement their project ideas.

Pitch Your Project 2026 is financed and organized by the 4SupportEUSALP project and Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.