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Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

Horizon Widening: Hop-on Support

Funds a Widening-country organisation to join an eligible live Horizon project and add a defined research and innovation role.

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Many strong Horizon Europe projects do not yet include a participant from a Widening country. The Hop-on Facility lets one such organisation join an already funded Pillar II or EIC Pathfinder collaborative project, bringing a defined research and innovation contribution and new links into the consortium.

The proposal is submitted by the coordinator of the live project. It names the Widening benef

Funding for one legal entity from a Widening country to join an ongoing Horizon Pillar II main Work Programme or EIC Pathfinder collaborative R&I action. The new beneficiary contributes a relevant task, work package or other visible and distinguishable activity. The proposal explains its R&I added value, profile, role and complementarity, and includes the ongoing action's Description of the Action as an annex. The coordinator of the existing action submits the proposal; no more than 10% of the maximum grant can go to coordination and at least 90% goes to the new beneficiary.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.24 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€30M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-03-WIDENING-01Source: ec.europa.eu