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Small-scale Partnerships
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Location:
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye
Grantmaking entity:
Grantmaking entity type:
Bilateral development agency or DFI
Status:
Awarded
Budget:
EUR 10,000,000
Award ceiling:
EUR 60,000
Award floor:
EUR 30,000
Sector:
Education, Training & Capacity Building, Youth & Child Welfare
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
Government / Public Bodies, Academic Institutions, Private Sector
Eligible applicant countries:
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye
Date posted:
Nov 12, 2025
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Small‑scale Partnerships broaden access to Erasmus funding for grassroots, small-scale and newcomer organi...
Eligible applicants: legal entities (public or private) or informal groups established in an EU Member State or a third country associated to the Programme; the call also foresees limited participation of entities from third countries not associated to the Programme under specific conditions (see call document). Eligible types of organisations: grassroots sport clubs and organisations, community and voluntary groups, small NGOs, schools, adult education providers...
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Description
Small-scale Partnerships
TOPIC ID: ERASMUS-SPORT-2026-SSCP
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme:
Call: Sport 2026 (ERASMUS-SPORT-2026)
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: 18 December 2025
Deadline dates: 05 March 2026 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 12 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications:March 5 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period:March - August 2026.
Information to applicants:August 2026.
Signature of grant agreement:November - December 2026.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in the call document.
Call document and annexes:
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
Additional documents:
ERASMUS+ Work Programme
ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
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
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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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