The application phase for the competition runs from 23 April to 30 June 2025. An expert jury will select the shortlist and the best practice examples in September. The submissions selected for the shortlist will be notified at the end of September.

You can take part in the competition by registering online at https://application.land-der-ideen.de/integration-am-arbeitsmarkt during the application period and completing the application form. You will have access to your application until the end of the application period on 30 June (23:59). You can save and edit your application during this period.

A fully and correctly completed application form is required to enter the competition. No nicknames, false names, abbreviations or disguised names are permitted. The information must be truthful and up-to-date. Please inform us immediately of any changes.

You must have submitted your application in full by the application deadline. Late registrations or late applications can no longer be considered. To submit your application, click on the ‘Submit new application’ button at the end of the application form. You will receive a confirmation email when your application is received.

Companies, public administration, educational institutions as well as initiatives and projects that actively contribute to ensuring that international skilled workers and refugees remain successfully in Germany are eligible to apply. 

All entries submitted must be specifically related to integration and migration issues in Germany. 

Yes, very gladly. 

Yes, that is possible.

The existence of sponsors is not a prerequisite for your project to be recognised. The information may only serve to make the project easier to understand.

No, unfortunately not.

Yes, as long as the competition criteria are met.

You can apply in five fields of action. Multiple selection of fields of action is possible, but does not lead to the same project being honoured more than once in several fields of action.

No, there is no fee for taking part in the competition.

Our jury will select 50 examples of best practice from all submissions. The information you provide in the application form will be analysed qualitatively, taking into account the competition criteria. In addition, cross-sectional criteria provide a basis for decision-making by comparing all applications, which enables a well-founded selection of projects. The selection of best practice examples depends solely on the judgement of the jury members. The result remains secret until the announcement on the day of the award ceremony. Legal recourse is excluded.

Yes, the award-winning best-practice examples will be included in the various communication measures of the ‘Germany - Land of Ideas’ initiative following the competition and thus receive public attention. 

If you receive an award, you agree that you and your institution will be named and that your concept will be mentioned and presented in public, in particular in the press, by the press and public relations work of the ‘Germany - Land of Ideas’ initiative and the competition partners. You give us your consent to this in the application form by confirming the declaration of consent under data protection law, the declaration of exemption and the transfer of rights of use.

You can find information about the competition on the competition website integration-am-arbeitsmarkt.land-der-ideen.de. For all individual questions about the competition, please contact us at integration@land-der-ideen.de or by telephone on 030-236 26 204 (Mon. + Wed., 10 am - 1 pm).

By submitting an application, participants assure that they are the owner of all rights, in particular all copyrights, utilisation rights and ancillary copyrights to the submitted application data. If participants are not the originators of the application data, they warrant that they hold the sole and unrestricted right to use it. He/she assures that he/she is the owner of unrestricted exploitation rights, that the submitted application data is free of third-party rights and that no personal rights have been violated in the depiction of persons.

Confirmation that you hold all copyrights, rights of use and ancillary copyrights is provided in the application form by accepting the declaration of consent under data protection law, the declaration of exemption and the transfer of rights of use.

You can expect to hear back about your application at the end of September 2025.

Please check your spam folder, the mail may have ended up there. If this is not the case, please try to register again. If you still do not receive an e-mail on the second attempt, please contact us at integration@land-der-ideen.de or by telephone on 030-236 26 204 (Mon.+ Wed., 10 am - 1 pm).

Please click on the menu item ‘Login’ in the main menu. In the login area you will find the link ‘Forgotten password’. A new page will open, please enter your e-mail address here (please use the same e-mail address that you entered during the application process). You will then be sent a new password. You can use this password to log in. When you are logged in, you can then change your password in the drop-down menu (by clicking on your name in the menu bar) under ‘My profile’.

When you are logged in, you can change your password in the drop-down menu (by clicking on your name in the menu bar) under ‘My profile’.

In principle, you can access your application by logging in here https://application.land-der-ideen.de/integration-am-arbeitsmarkt. Please check that your login details (e-mail and password) are correct. If you have any questions, please contact integration@land-der-ideen.de or call 030-236 26 204 (Mon.+ Wed., 10 am - 1 pm).

No, you can log in with your access data at any time until the end of the application deadline on 30 June, 11:59 pm, to edit, add to or submit your application. Please refer to the e-mail you received after registering for your login details.

Please check the format of your images. Permissible image formats are JPG and PNG. Your images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and a minimum size of 10x15cm or 2000 x 1500 pixels. You must upload at least one image and can upload up to five images to illustrate your idea. Please remember to provide photo credits for all photos submitted.

Yes, you are welcome to submit further documents to illustrate your idea. Please send them to integration@land-der-ideen.de (stating your application number, the title of your idea, your name and an email address) by 30 June 2025, 23:59 at the latest.

Once you have submitted your application, it is no longer possible to edit the application form. However, if you would like to make individual, very small, important changes, please send your change requests in writing by e-mail to integration@land-der-ideen.de (stating your application number, the title of your idea, your name and an e-mail address).

Yes, you can see an overview of all the projects you have created at any time in your login area. These projects will remain in the list even after submission. By clicking on your project, you will receive a project dossier that you can download and print out.

Yes, the jury uses several criteria to select the winners, although not all of them have to be fulfilled. These are as follows:

1. Impact and needs-orientation: the project has been successfully implemented and shows demonstrable success in integration. 

2. Innovation and sustainability: the project provides new, creative impetus for integration and social cohesion. 

3. Scalability and transferability: The project can be extended to other regions, sectors or target groups and has the potential for a greater impact. 

4. Participation: The project actively involves the target group and promotes participation. 

5. Social impact & public perception: The project contributes to the public debate on integration and promotes acceptance. 

6. Specific challenges: The project successfully addresses specific circumstances.