Within Com`ON Cluj-Napoca 2026, initiatives can be submitted by teams of at least 3 members aged between 14 and 27. Team members must have a connection to Cluj-Napoca, meaning they live, study, or work in the city.

When you create a new idea, it will only be saved as a draft. When you edit it later, you will have two buttons at the bottom of the edit page, one that says Save as Draft and one that says Send. The idea will only be sent to the organisers once you press the Send button, until then it will only be viewable by your team.

The pre-call and idea preparation phase takes place from May 11 to June 18.

During this stage, you can register on the platform and start preparing and developing your idea. We know you have many great ideas—now is the time to choose the most suitable one, refine it, and turn it into a coherent project. This is also when you form your team, validate your concept, and prepare to submit your application in the next stage.

During the pre-call stage (May 11 – June 18), you prepare and develop your idea, form your team, and finalize your project. Afterwards, during the idea submission stage (June 19 – July 15 12:00), you officially upload your project to the platform. During the official submission period, make sure your idea is submitted (Submit) and not left as a draft (Draft), so it can be included in the review and voting process.

To get help in outlining and registering your group's idea, feel free to contact us. You can find our contact details here. In addition, you can find our facilitators' contact details on the website too, who will be eager to help you, should you have a more complicated inquiry when creating your project.

The prize received through Com'ON Cluj-Napoca will be a maximum of 5,000 RON for an idea. The minimum budget requirement is of 500 RON.
PLEASE NOTE: If the idea has a budget higher than 5,000 RON, it is the responsibility of the idea group to provide matching funds above this limit. Co-financing is not compulsory for the proposal and implementation of the idea and participation in the programme.

Each team can submit a maximum of 1 idea. A person can be a member of up to 2 teams.

Participation is open to any informal group of at least 3 young people living, studying or working in Cluj-Napoca, aged between 14 and 27. There is no maximum number of members, but it is mandatory that each team member is involved in the implementation of the project proposed by the team. For members, there are no restrictions regarding background/experience, gender, ethnicity, etc. In order to be eligible, more than 50% of the team members must be different from all other teams registered in the same edition of the programme.

Participation is open to any informal group consisting of at least 3 young people who live, study, or work in Cluj-Napoca and are at least 14 and at most 27 years of age. There are no restrictions regarding educational background, experience, gender, ethnicity, or any other characteristic.

There are three dedicated tracks for participants:

Track Connect is intended for teams that consider themselves to face various barriers or circumstances that may limit their access to resources, support networks, or equal opportunities for mobilization during the public voting process.

Track Teen is intended for teams composed exclusively of teenagers and young people aged 14–18.

Track Open is intended for all eligible teams that do not fall under the previous tracks.

Each team may submit a maximum of one idea. An individual may be a member of up to two informal teams. Teams consisting of young people aged 14–18 may have an adult mentor who supports them without officially being part of the team.