Selected candidates will be able to travel free of charge by train for 30 days, between 1 July 2025 and 30 September 2026. The competition is open to candidates born between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007, a resident in the EU and in countries associated with the Erasmus+ programme.

Registration can be done via the portal https://youth.europa.eu/home_en and closes on Wednesday, 16 April at 12:00 (11:00 GMT).

Selected candidates will generally travel by train, but the initiative offers alternative modes of transport such as ferries and buses where necessary and takes into account environmental, time and distance considerations.

In exceptional cases, and when other means of transport are not available, young people may travel by plane.

In this way, young people living in remote areas or on islands, such as the Azores and Madeira, will also have the opportunity to participate in the DiscoverEU initiative.