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CIP SME GF Application Procedure

How to apply to become  an EIF Intermediary
Institutions need to provide a formal application for the  Loan, Micro-credit, or Equity Guarantee Windows. The formal application must be based on the information available for download at the bottom of this page.

For the Securitisation Window, please contact the EIF directly at cip.guarantees@eif.org.

List of participating countries
Financial intermediaries wishing to build up such portfolio of financing to SMEs and interested in applying to benefit from CIP coverage must be established and operating in one of the following participating countries.

Application information contains:

  • Pre-Selection Procedure: detailed information on how applications are treated by EIF and the European Commission;
  • The relevant Guarantee Policy and Operational Guidelines: details of the guarantee product, eligibility criteria, special EU requirements;
  • Minimum Information Requirements: applicants must address all of the points outlined in this section.

Please download the application information relevant to each Window for which your institution intends to apply. If applying for more than one Window, it is necessary to provide the application separately for each Window. 

Applications must be in English and should be sent in two copies to:
European Investment Fund 
CIP SME Guarantee Facility
96, boulevard Kondrad Adenauer
L-2968 Luxembourg

Selection procedure

EIF will pre-select applications in accordance with the Pre-Selection Procedure. Pre-selected applications are proposed to the EIF Board of Directors and to the European Commission for approval.

By pre-selecting applications, EIF does not bind itself to entering into an EU Guarantee or any other agreement with the applicant institution.

Please download the relevent application document here below: 

EU Loan Guarantee Window

EU Micro-Credit Guarantee Window

EU Equity and Quasi-Equity Guarantee Window