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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Status

Status not published

Continuous open application through the EYE online tool; matching happens on a rolling basis via local intermediary organisations.

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Amount
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Monthly financial assistance to new entrepreneurs to cover travel and subsistence during a 1-6 month stay with an experienced entrepreneur abroad. The monthly rate is set per host country and published in the country table; it is a contribution to costs, not a business grant.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), Single Market Programme

public · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous open application through the EYE online tool; matching happens on a rolling basis via local intermediary organisations.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

New entrepreneurs must either have a firm intention to start a business or have started one within the last three years, and be permanently resident in a participating country. Hosts must run an SME with more than three years' experience.

How to apply

  1. Register on the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs online platform
  2. Get validated by a local intermediary organisation
  3. Search for and agree a match with a host entrepreneur abroad
  4. Sign the commitment to quality and the financial agreement
  5. Complete the exchange and reporting

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/

"New entrepreneurs, firmly planning to set up their own business or have already started one within the last three years. No fees to participate in the programme!"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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