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My DiscoverEU Story 2026: Capture the Moment, Show the Impact!

Want to share your DiscoverEU journey and inspire future participants? Join the My DiscoverEU Story contest!

Submit one travel photo (e.g. a selfie from your trip)
and a short story (100–150 words)

including your experience, travel tips, challenges and what you learned.

Submissions are open until the end of April 2026.

Why My DiscoverEU Story?
Because one photo can capture more than a thousand words — and one story can inspire thousands of future travellers!

In the 2026 edition of the My DiscoverEU Story contest, under the motto “Capture the Moment, Show the Impact!”, we invite young people to share their real DiscoverEU experiences: emotions, challenges, discoveries, and practical travel tips that can truly help others.

This contest is not only about beautiful travel photos. Its goal is to create a youth-driven inspiration hub full of authentic stories, useful hacks, and honest reflections — especially valuable for future DiscoverEU participants, including young people with fewer opportunities.

The contest is open to: former DiscoverEU participants (including those who joined through the Inclusion Action).

Your submission should include:

One travel photo
(e.g. a selfie, a moment on a train, at a station, in a new city, on a trail)

One short written story

(100–150 words) describing:

 

your DiscoverEU experience

 

practical travel tips and travel hacks

 

challenges you faced and how you overcame them

 

inclusion-related aspects (barriers, accessibility, support)

 

what you learned during the journey

Your photo can show a moment of learning, fun, discovery, friendship, culture shock, or even a difficult situation that became your strongest memory.

Because DiscoverEU is not just a trip across Europe. It’s a story worth sharing.
Full contest rules and the submission form are available on the submission page.