We have the great pleasure to announce that the Council of Europe launches the call for applications to the Stefano Rodotà Award (7th edition of the competition).
The award honours the memory of Stefano Rodotà, prominent Italian law professor and politician who championed the promotion of the right to data protection. The prize acknowledges innovative and original academic research projects or publications by young students or researchers in personal data protection. The competition is open to students and researchers from all regions of the world participating in the work of the Committee of Convention 108.
The winners will be invited to make a presentation of their work to the Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD) in an upcoming plenary meeting of the Committee. This will be a tremendous opportunity for the winners to present their work to a global forum of renowned international personal data protection experts and policymakers from some 90 countries, international institutions and data protection authorities. Do not miss the opportunity to have a remarkable impact on the policymaking in data protection!
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
- You are under 40 years of age at the time of submission of your application.
- You are a national of a country participating in the work of the Convention 108 Committee (members and observers).
- Your academic research related to data protection with a preferable focus on the legal instruments of the Council of Europe, notably on the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (CETS 108) and its Amending Protocol (CETS 223), which was published or finalized in 2024 or 2025.
- Your academic research, study, research project and article that is published or submitted to a journal.
- You are submitting your application in English or French.
For more details including the application form and the competition rules, visit the 2025 Rodotà Award page.
Dare, take the time, apply!
Send us your application form before midnight on 28 January 2026 (CET).
Competition rules
Application form 
