leading innovation, fostering collaboration, and guiding policy for a thriving open source ecosystem.
Explore the 2025 and 2026 Awardee pages to learn more about the open source champions and pioneers in Europe, and stay tuned for more details about the nomination process.
From bottom left to upper right, the Inaugural European Open Source Awards went to:
The inaugural European Open Source Awards, which honour outstanding achievements to the Open Source community throughout Europe, are proudly presented by the European Open Source Academy. In addition to being recognised, the winners will be given a place on the selection committee for the following awards presentation, which will highlight and honour ground-breaking inventions.Nominations are also accepted from the public, but will also undergo the strict selection process by the EOSA Academy Members.
The European Open Source Awards, which honour outstanding achievements to the Open Source community throughout Europe, are proudly presented by the European Open Source Academy. In addition to being recognised, the winners will be given a place on the selection committee for the following awards presentation, which will highlight and honour ground-breaking inventions.Nominations are also accepted from the public, but will also undergo the strict selection process by the EOSA Academy Members.
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The European Open Source Academy and annual Open Source Awards are launched by OSAwards.eu, an EU-funded project running from November 2024 to April 2027, to boost Europe’s innovation and sovereignty through open-source excellence and knowledge.
The OSAwards.eu partners below are bringing these initiatives forward.
OSAWARDS.eu - an EU funded Horizon Europe Project running from November 2024 through to April 2027