Single Market Programme, SME competitiveness (former COSME) strand
Single Market Programme (SMP) - COSME strand
Status not published
Calls are issued under annual SMP work programmes throughout the year; the SME strand publishes several calls per year via EISMEA.
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.
European Commission (EISMEA), Single Market Programme
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Calls are issued under annual SMP work programmes throughout the year; the SME strand publishes several calls per year via EISMEA.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Direct applicants are usually business support organisations, clusters and consortia. SMEs typically access SMP money as beneficiaries of a funded project's cascade call.
Source. https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/smes/supporting-entrepreneurship_en — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked