Meet and Code is Europe’s biggest digital skills program with the goal of introducing children and young people to technology and coding. It aims to close the digital divide across Europe by making coding and learning digital skills accessible and inclusive. Digit<all> is the UK partner for Meet and Code 2024.

Behind Meet and Code are the organising partners Haus des Stiftens, Techsoup Europe with the respective country partners of the Techsoup Europe network and the main donor partners – Amazon and SAP that enable the initiative through financial support and providing resources for nonprofits. Meet and code was initially founded by Haus des Stiftens, SAP and Techsoup Europe.

Any school from the UK can enter any number of students for any of the award categories.

Across the duration of the activities, 20 young people should be involved.

• Applications must be received between 22 May till 30 September 2024

• The event must take place between 17 June and 31 October, 2024.

The meet and code grants are available for charities only.

1. Create an account at Meet and Code: Please select your username and password. This will allow you to return and manage your account. Meet and Code (meet-and-code.org)

2. Finalise your profile: We then ask you for just a few more details including the Account IBAN and BIC for funding to be provided. This can be found in the top-right corner of the statement, just below your sort code and account number.

3. Website will redirect you to the page where you can create an event.

4. Submit one (or more) event ideas: To submit an event idea, please prepare a detailed description of the event concept, valid contact details, and a photo that represents the event. It is really important to give us as much information as you can to support your application.

5. If you are successful you should hear from Digit<all> within 4 weeks.

£400 for each activity with a maximum of £1200.

• Must have a UK registered Charity Number

• Each event must revolve around the theme of technology and coding.

• The target audience are children and youth between 8 and 24 years old.

• Participation in the event must be free of charge.

• The event must be designed to last a minimum duration of 240 minutes.

• Each event must cater for a minimum of 20 children and youth. The events should ideally be focused on and include children and youth with underserved and underrepresented (UU) backgrounds.

• Applications must be received between 22 May till 30 September 2024

• The event must take place between 17 June and 31 October, 2024.

If your event meets all of the above criteria, your event will be eligible.

After submitting your event, you will get a response within four weeks.

Your organisation will be asked to submit an invoice to accounts@digitall.charity with the subject title of Meet and Code. Once your activity is submitted we will provide further details.

• Ideas include: Code club (4 x 1hr sessions): £400

• Half day Primary / Secondary physical computing workshops (4hrs): £400

• Two day project based learning activity: £1200

• Half day computing activity stand at a School Science day: £400

• Code your own game lunchtime challenge with 12 x 30min sessions for KS3/4: £800

• School breakfast club with computational thinking challenges: £400

• A trainer for the workshop

• Licence for online teaching tools

• Learning materials for participants including curation and shipping, e.g. Workbooks or hardware

• Communication to reach potential participants, e.g. Flyer, poster, online marketing

• Professional external support to enable an online event, e.g. technical support

• Rent for space needed because of e.g. technical infrastructure

Yes. If you are already running a club or workshop then you can apply for the bursary as long as all criteria is met.

Have a look at Digit<all>’s resource library where you will find all the resources you will need. Each exciting set of session includes activity plan, solution videos, supporting slides, extension activities and challenges.

You could access the Meet and Code inspiration library which offers you a wide range of free materials including ideas and methods to organise your event. Amazon Future Engineers website also have some exciting resources Amazon Future engineers:

Why not try other websites?

• Hour of code https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn

• Micro:bit https://microbit.org/

• Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/

• If you ever have any questions, then email your Digit<all> Meet and Code lead donna.robertson@digitall.charity

NPO’s are welcome to host in-person, virtual and hybrid events from 1st September to 31st October.

You can host any digitally related event. Possible events include hackathons, coding workshops, competitions, coding nights, robotics classes or other formats. There are also resources on the Digit<all> website https://www.digitall.charity/resource

Underserved and underrepresented groups mean, among others things people with migration and refugee background, from low income households/disadvantaged economic backgrounds, from socially deprived neighbourhoods, with no access to own IT device, ethnic minorities, and children and youth with disabilities. 

The narrative of this year's meet and code edition is focusing on underrepresented, underserved and underprivileged children and youths.

All event ideas must be submitted on the Meet and Code website before 13th September 2023. Organisations are welcome to submit several different event ideas. Qualifying ideas will then receive funding of £400 to support their learning activities.

If you have any questions about Meet and Code feel free to email donna.robertson@digitall.charity or visit https://www.digitall.charity/meetandcode