The organising committee of the 8th Outdoor Sports Euro’Meet taking place September 8th to 10th 2026 in Sundsvall, Sweden, is pleased to announce the call for nominees for the ENOS Awards 2026. The award is administered by the Steering Committee of the Outdoor Sports Euro’Meet. A sub-committee composed of ENOS board members will oversee the selection of the honorees and the allocation of the award. We are seeking your nomination(s) of outstanding projects, initiatives which have recently demonstrated exceptional achievement and commitment to promoting the development of outdoor sports and be aligned with the ENOS vision of the European Network of Outdoor Sports Charter. The scope of the project may be at local, regional, national and/or european level
Award ceremony
The award ceremony will be organised during the Outdoor Sports Euro’Meet in Sundsvall, Sweden in September 2026.
Eligibility criteria
The nomination process is open to all ENOS members. Organisations that are planning to join the ENOS network in 2026 are also eligible.
Selection of candidates
Self-nomination only
Deadline for submission of nomination
31st May 2026
Requirements
Candidates to the awards must motivate their nomination by filling in the dedicated form and submit a 60 to 120 seconds video or slideshow video. Longer videos will not be accepted. Nominees will also be required to provide an article about their initiative/project to be shared to the european network of Outdoor Sports.
Award categories
The ENOS Awards 2026 honour initiatives that embody the vision of the European Network of Outdoor Sports: outdoor practice as a driver of social connection, ecological responsibility and cultural transformation. These awards recognise projects that go beyond activity delivery, and instead shape meaningful relationships between people, places and the living world. They celebrate initiatives that strengthen the outdoor movement as a collective force capable of responding to major societal challenges.
- Togetherness – Building a Strong Outdoor Movement
This category recognises initiatives that make cooperation the core of their action. It highlights projects that unite organisations, communities, public authorities and civil society around a shared outdoor vision. These initiatives use outdoor sports to rebuild social bonds, counter isolation, and create spaces of belonging in a fragmented world. They demonstrate how collective action can transform outdoor practice into a cultural movement, rooted in solidarity, shared values and mutual care for places. Award candidates must show how their work has strengthened cooperation across sectors and borders, reinforced community resilience, and contributed to a European outdoor culture based on trust, reciprocity and shared responsibility.
- Access & Accessibility – Opening Nature to Everyone
This category honours initiatives that treat access to nature as a fundamental right rather than a privilege. It celebrates projects that remove physical, social, economic and cultural barriers to outdoor practice, and that design spaces and programmes with and for diverse users. These initiatives rethink how natural areas are managed so that protection and public access reinforce each other, inspired by traditions such as allemansrätten and other models of shared use. Award candidates must show how their actions have made outdoor spaces more open, fair and understandable, how they have empowered people to feel legitimate in nature, and how they contribute to outdoor sports as a true common good.
- Inclusion & Diversity – An Outdoor Movement for All
This category recognises initiatives that place human diversity at the heart of the outdoor movement. It highlights projects that actively welcome people of different ages, genders, abilities, cultures and social backgrounds, and that use outdoor practice as a pathway to wellbeing, confidence and dignity. These initiatives do not simply invite people to join existing models, but transform those models to become safer, fairer and more representative. Award candidates must demonstrate lasting impact on participation, strong partnerships between sport, health, education and social sectors, and a deep commitment to equality and respect, where every person can find their place in nature and in the outdoor community.
Through these awards, ENOS seeks to recognise initiatives that show how outdoor sports can become a cultural force: reconnecting people with nature, rebuilding social ties, and contributing to a Europe that is more just, more connected and more alive.
For questions related to this call, please contact alberto.robles@outdoor-sports-network.eu