ECCAR strives to transform cities into safe and inclusive spaces for all citizens by implementing the 10 Points Action Plan, which provides a framework for cities to integrate anti-racism strategies into their actions and programmes. The ECCAR Award presents an opportunity for ECCAR cities to celebrate their municipality's exemplary efforts and spotlight a specific action toward building inclusive and anti-racist cities. From 2025 onwards, the ECCAR Award is tightly connected to ECCAR's City Reporting, and the ECCAR cities automatically apply for each year's Award when they submit their annual reports through the ECCAR City Reporting Tool by its deadline. After the city reports have been submitted, the ECCAR Scientific Advisory Board, the ECCAR Board, and the Office preselect six finalists: three for the category of smaller cities (<50,000 inhabitants) and three for the category of larger cities (> 50,000 inhabitants). The final voting for two winners occurs within each annual ECCAR General Assembly, where all six finalists present their good practices.
The winning cities will increase the visibility of their ECCAR membership by co-organising an award ceremony at their municipality with the ECCAR President or an ECCAR representative. The winners also receive a physical award as a permanent symbol for their exemplary local action. They will obtain 2500 Euros to fund an activity in their city, e.g., training, team building day, event, etc.
