Barcelona City Council commemorates 8 March, declared International Women’s Day by the UN, with the 8 March – Maria Aurèlia Capmany Award, which each year focuses on a specific theme to advance the defence and promotion of women’s rights. This year, the award will fund projects that challenge gender stereotypes, with a view to promoting gender equality and improving the living conditions of women in the city of Barcelona. 

Submissions must address one or more of the following themes: 

1. Education and coeducation: initiatives that promote a stereotype-free education, through teaching materials, teacher training or activities with children and young people.
2. Culture and communication: projects that challenge sexist tropes in art, literature, cinema, music, advertising or the media.
3. Sport and leisure: actions that promote equitable participation and the visibility of female and non-binary role models in the field of sport and leisure.
4. Employment and the economy: initiatives that tackle occupational segregation, promote shared responsibility and combat the gender pay gap.
5. Technology and social media: projects that address digital stereotypes, online gender-based violence or the lack of female role models in STEM.
6. Participation and leadership: actions to ensure that women are present and have a voice in decision-making and representative spaces.
7. Care and shared responsibility: proposals that recognise care work and its value, with a view to promoting its equitable redistribution. 

The projects must meet the following requirements: 

• They must be original or begin implementation from 1 January 2026 (under no circumstances may they be completed projects or continuations of projects submitted in previous editions of the award). Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona Date 5-1-2026 CVE 202510203978 pp. 4-8 https://bop.diba.cat A
• They must be implemented from a gender and social justice perspective.
• They must centre women and address intersectionality, empowerment and women’s social and political participation.
• They must lead to specific, practical initiatives that will be carried out in the city of Barcelona, at the neighbourhood, district or citywide level.
• They must be written in inclusive and non-sexist language. The presentation of the project must include a commitment that, if the project receives the award, all images and language used will be inclusive and non-sexist. 

The winner of the 8 March Award will be chosen by a panel of experts and will receive a prize of 15,000 euros, subject to the applicable taxes and withholdings in accordance with current tax legislation.

Only one project will receive the panel’s award. The decision will be announced at an event to be held on a date close to 8 March through the website.

Projects may be submitted by natural persons, groups, associations, or other non-profit organisations from the city of Barcelona. Each participant may submit only one project.

Natural persons submitting projects must be officially registered residents of Barcelona.

Organisations must have their headquarters or a branch in Barcelona., For informal groups that are not legally incorporated and comprise only natural persons, the group’s representative must be registered as a resident of Barcelona.

Projects and documentation must be submitted electronically, through Barcelona City Council’s e-registry on its procedures and grants portal.

Submissions will be accepted from the day after the publication of the call for projects in the BOPB until 30 January 2026, both inclusive.