SCOP/SCIC Emergence Grant
Purpose of the scheme: Encouraging the emergence of production and service business projects under cooperative status, as a worker cooperative (Société Coopérative et Participative): a Société Coopérative de Production (SCOP) or a Société Coopérative d’Intérêt Collectif (SCIC). Area indicated in the catalogue: territorial aid.
SCOP / SCIC emergence grant falls within the field of cooperative creation, innovation and seed funding. The catalogue describes the following objective: encouraging the emergence of production and service business projects under cooperative status, as a worker cooperative (Société Coopérative et Participative): a Société Coopérative de Production (SCOP) or a Société Coopérative d’Intérêt Collectif (SCIC). The information below distinguishes the catalogue details from the points that still need to be confirmed with the funder.
Funded by Région Grand Est
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: individuals leading a project (employees, people on minimum social benefits, jobseekers, students, etc.) to create or take over a business under cooperative status as a SCOP or SCIC. Area recorded: territorial aid. The business’s location, size, status and creation date may affect eligibility.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: the aid is conditional on the commitment of at least one third of the company’s employees, with at least two beneficiaries. The grant must have a leverage effect on the emergence of the cooperative project and is not business creation/takeover aid. The official page consulted confirms part of the framework, but not necessarily all the exclusions, combination rules or supporting documents. This summary is not an eligibility decision: check the version of the rules in force before any commitment.
What the scheme covers
Operations or costs mentioned in the catalogue: creation of SCOPs and SCICs. Have the eligible items and the date from which costs may be committed confirmed.
Amount and funding terms
Amount or form of support indicated in the catalogue: individual grant awarded to each future employee-partner: €3,000 for creating or converting into a future cooperative; €5,000 for the transfer or takeover of a business. It is limited to the amount of the employee-partner’s personal contribution. The individual regional aid is assessed case by case according to each employee-partner’s capital contribution, relative to the minimum capital required for the legal form chosen for the future cooperative (SA, SAS, SARL). The official source consulted gives further details; the confirmed scope and the points still to be checked must be verified with the funder.
How to apply
First consult the reference source: https://www.grandest.fr/vos-aides-regionales/ess-bourses-emergence-scop-scic/. For regional schemes, contact the reviewing department before committing costs; for investment funds or support schemes, check the selection process and any co-funders. Ask for the up-to-date list of documents, the combination rules and the application timetable.
Timeline
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Grand Est
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €5,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €3,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Grand Est
Frequently asked questions
What project does this scheme aim to support?
Encouraging the emergence of production and service business projects under cooperative status, as a worker cooperative (Société Coopérative et Participative): a Société Coopérative de Production (SCOP) or a Société Coopérative d’Intérêt Collectif (SCIC).
Which cooperative status and what personal contribution should be planned?
Individuals leading a project (employees, people on minimum social benefits, jobseekers, students, etc.) to create or take over a business under cooperative status as a SCOP or SCIC. The official Grand Est page caps the grant at the personal contribution and requires at least two future full-time employee-partners.
What amount or type of funding is provided?
Individual grant awarded to each future employee-partner: €3,000 for creating or converting into a future cooperative; €5,000 for the transfer or takeover of a business. It is limited to the amount of the employee-partner’s personal contribution. The individual regional aid is assessed case by case according to each employee-partner’s capital contribution, relative to the minimum capital required for the legal form chosen for the future cooperative (SA, SAS, SARL).
Is the scheme open and what are the steps?
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator. The official page confirms the SCOP/SCIC emergence grants: up to €3,000 for creation/conversion and €5,000 for transfer/takeover, limited to the personal capital contribution. At least two future full-time employee-partners are required; the application must precede registration or the change of status. Confirm availability and the application procedure with the reviewing body.
Official source
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