European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

Small-scale Partnerships

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Location:EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, N ...
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
Status:Awarded
Budget: EUR 11,000,000
Award ceiling: EUR 30,000
Award floor: EUR 60,000
Sector:Education, Training & Capacity Building
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Government / Public Bodies, Academic Institutions, Private Sector
Eligible citizenships:EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, N ...
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey
Date posted: Nov 29, 2024

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Topic updates

26 August 2025

EVALUATION results

Published: 10/12/2024

Deadline: 05/03/2025

Available budget:

EUR 61.595.000 split as follows:

ERASMUS-SPORT-2025-SSCP: EUR 11 000 000

The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:



ERASMUS-SPORT-2025-SSCP

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)

1.058

Number of inadmissible proposals

0

Number of ineligible proposals

22

Number of above-threshold proposals

864

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals

49.967.550 EUR

Number of proposals retained for funding

185

Number of proposals in the reserve list

6

Funding threshold

87 points

Ex aequo cases

In cases where two or more applications have received the same total score (ex aequo cases), priority is given to highest scores for "relevance of the project" and then “impact”.

* EUR 2.000.000 allocated to LSSNCESE topic.

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

For questions, please contact eacea-sport@ec.europa.eu


 

06 March 2025

PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call ERASMUS-SPORT-2025 has closed on the 05 March 2025.

2.280 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

ERASMUS-SPORT-2025-SSCP: 1.058 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in August 2025.


 

Small-scale Partnerships

TOPIC ID: ERASMUS-SPORT-2025-SSCP

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)

Call: Sport 2025 (ERASMUS-SPORT-2025)

Type of action: ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants

Type of MGA: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grant [ERASMUS-AG-LS]

Status: Forthcoming

Deadline model: single-stage

Planned Opening Date: 10 December 2024

Deadline dates: 05 March 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

Small-scale Partnerships are designed to widen access to the programme to small-scale actors and individuals who are hard to reach in the fields of school education, adult education, vocational education and training, youth and sport. With lower grant amounts awarded to organisations, shorter duration and simpler administrative requirements compared to the Cooperation Partnerships, this action aims at reaching out to grassroots organisations, less experienced organisations and newcomers to the Programme, reducing entry barriers to the programme for organisations with smaller organisational capacity. This action will also support flexible formats – mixing activities with transnational and national character although with a European dimension – allowing organisations to have more means to reach out to people with fewer opportunities. Small-scale Partnerships can also contribute to the creation and development of transnational networks and to fostering synergies with, and between, local, regional, national and international policies.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION

* Attract and widen access for newcomers, less experienced organisations and small-scale actors to the programme. These partnerships should act as a first step for organisations into cooperation at European level.

* Support the inclusion of target groups with fewer opportunities

* Support active European citizenship and bring the European dimension to the local level



Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries

described in the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions

described in the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described in the call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in the call document.

Publication of the call:November 29 2024.

Deadline for submitting applications:March 5 2025 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period:March - August 2025.

Information to applicants:August 2025.

Signature of grant agreement:November - December 2025.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in the call document.

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard application form (ERASMUS LSI)

Calculator (ERASMUS LS SPORT)

Guidance

ERASMUS Programme Guide

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

Lump Sum MGA

Additional documents:

ERASMUS+ Work Programme

ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817

EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

Start submission

The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.

 

Get support

For help related to this call, please contact please add a contact e-mail or url

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.

IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

 
 
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About the Funding Agency

EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.

 

Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:

 

Departments / Directorate Generals

  • AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
  • BUDG - Budget
  • CLIMA - Climate Action
  • COMM - Communication
  • CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
  • COMP - Competition
  • ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
  • EAC - Education & Culture
  • EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
  • ENER - Energy
  • ENV - Environment
  • ESTAT - Eurostat
  • FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
  • SANTE - Health & Food Safety
  • ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
  • HR - Human Resources & Security
  • DIGIT - Informatics
  • GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
  • DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
  • SCIC - Interpretation
  • JRC - Joint Research Centre
  • JUST - Justice & Consumers
  • MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
  • HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
  • MOVE - Mobility & Transport
  • NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
  • REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
  • RTD - Research & Innovation
  • SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
  • FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
  • TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
  • TRADE - Trade
  • DGT - Translation


Agencies

  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Eurojust
  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • European GNSS Agency (GSA)
  • European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
  • The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
  • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
  • Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
  • European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
  • European Fisheries Control Agency
  • Single Resolution Board
  • Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
  • The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
  • European Asylum Support Office
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office
  • European Union Agency for Railways
  • European Environment Agency
  • European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
  • Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
  • European Defence Agency
  • EU Grant Programmes

 

EU Bodies

  • European Parliament
  • Council of the European union
  • Court of Justice of the European Union
  • European Court of Auditors
  • European Economic and Social Committee
  • European Committee of the Regions
  • Publications office of the European Union
  • European Patent Office
  • European External Action Service
  • Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
  • Energy Community Secretariat

About the Sectors

Education, Training & Capacity Building

Covers formal and informal education, training, and capacity-building activities that develop knowledge, skills, and institutional capabilities across all age groups.


Key areas:
  • Education systems and learning programmes
  • Vocational training and skills development
  • Capacity building and professional development