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Single Market Programme, SME competitiveness (former COSME) strand

Single Market Programme (SMP) - COSME strand

Status

Status not published

Calls are issued under annual SMP work programmes throughout the year; the SME strand publishes several calls per year via EISMEA.

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Amount
Not published

Funds intermediaries and cascade-funding schemes rather than paying start-ups directly in most cases. Many SMP/COSME projects re-grant to SMEs through open calls with vouchers typically in the EUR 5,000-60,000 range. Also finances the Enterprise Europe Network, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and the SME guarantee facilities delivered via InvestEU.

Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), Single Market Programme

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Calls are issued under annual SMP work programmes throughout the year; the SME strand publishes several calls per year via EISMEA.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Direct applicants are usually business support organisations, clusters and consortia. SMEs typically access SMP money as beneficiaries of a funded project's cascade call.

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Source. https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/smes/supporting-entrepreneurship_en

Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.

Source: single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu

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