Small-scale Partnerships
ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Basic Information
- Identifier
- ERASMUS-SPORT-2026-SSCP
- Programme
- Sport 2026
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Open (31094502)
- Opening Date
- December 18, 2025
- Deadline
- March 5, 2026
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €38,136,000
- Min Grant Amount
- –
- Max Grant Amount
- –
- Expected Number of Grants
- –
- Keywords
- ERASMUS-SPORT-2026-SSCPERASMUS-SPORT-2026Discrimination in sportDual careers of athletesEducation and skills development through sportEmployability through sportEuropean Week of SportGender equality in sportGood governance in sportGrassroots sportHealth-enhancing physical activityIntegrity and positive values in sportMatch-fixingMobility in sportQuality coaching in sportRacism and intolerance in sportSkill development in sportSocial inclusion in and through sport (i.a. of disabled people, migrants, vulnerable groups)SportViolence in sport
Description
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
Eligibility & Conditions
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:
Application form templates
Standard application form (ERASMUS LSI)
Guidance
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
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
Additional documents:
Frequently Asked Questions About Small-scale Partnerships
Support & Resources
For help related to this call, please contact [email protected]
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.