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.

WHAT ARE THE FUNDING RULES?

There are two pre-defined lump sums grants: €30.000 and €60.000.

Applicants will choose between the 2 predefined amounts according to the activities they want to undertake and the results they want to achieve.

When planning their projects, the applicant organisations – together with their project partners – will need to choose the most appropriate lump sum amount to cover the costs of their projects, based on their needs and objectives.

Proposals must describe the activities that applicants commit to carry out with the lump sum amount opted for and must satisfy the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

The choice of the lump sum amount should be based on the applicant’s estimate for the overall cost of the project. Based on this estimate, applicants must choose the lump sum amount that best suits their needs while ensuring an efficient use of the funds and the respect of the co-financing principle (i.e. project budgets are expected to be co financed with other funding sources, therefore the estimated overall cost of the project shall be higher than the fixed lump sum amount opted for).

In case of doubts between two amounts, applicants can:

• reduce the cost of their project, for instance by finding more cost-effective ways to achieve similar results or by adapting the number/scale of the project activities to the budget;
• increase the scale of their project, for instance by aiming to reaching more participants with their activities, increasing the number of activities or producing additional project outputs.

Payment of the grant:
The condition for the full payment of the grant is the completion of all the activities in line with the quality criteria described in the application. In case one or more activities are not completed, partially completed or assessed as unsatisfactory in the quality assessment, appropriate reductions of the grant amount may be applied at final report stage in cases of poor, partial or late implementation by not accepting single activities or by reducing the overall amount by a flat-rate percentage.

• Culture
• Education and training
• Public Administration
• Sports
• Trade and Commerce
• Youth

• Associations
• Chambers
• Educational Institutions
• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• State-owned Enterprises
• Training Centres

Any participating organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.

For applications submitted to National Agencies in the fields of school education, vocational education and training, adult education and youth, an organisation can apply only once per deadline.

Which types of organisations are eligible to participate in the project?
Any public or private organisation, established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme (see section “Eligible Countries” in Part A of this Guide) can participate in a Small-scale Partnership.

Irrespective of the field impacted by the project, Small-scale Partnerships are open to any type of organisation active in any field of education, training, youth, sport or other socio-economic sectors as well as to organisations carrying out activities that are transversal to different fields (e.g., local, regional and national authorities, recognition and validation centres, chambers of commerce, trade organisations, guidance centres, cultural and sport organisations).

Depending on the priority and the objectives addressed by the project, Smallscale Partnerships should involve the most appropriate and diverse range of partners in order to benefit from their different experiences, profiles and specific expertise.

Number and profile of participating organisations:
A Small-scale Partnership is transnational and involves minimum two organisations from two different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.

There is no maximum number of participating organisations in one partnership.

All participating organisations must be identified at the time of applying for a grant.

For applications submitted to National Agencies in the fields of school education, vocational education and training, adult education and youth, the same organisation (one OID) cannot be involved in more than 5 applications overall per deadline, either as applicant or partner.

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• Funding&Tenders
• 2025 Programme Guide, page 241
• 2025 Annual Work Programme