Hop-On Facility 2026

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · WIDERA

Status

Open

Actionability

Indirect or downstream access

Record granularity

Topic

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Hop-On Facility 2026”. The official targeting includes: Existing action must have no Widening participant and be 1-12 months from start at the deadline. The new beneficiary must add a visible task or work package.

Thematic fit

Accession of Widening-country entities to ongoing Pillar II / EIC Pathfinder projects

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

An Egyptian company may be added as the single new Widening beneficiary to an eligible ongoing Pillar II or collaborative EIC Pathfinder project; the existing coordinator submits.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

One new legal entity from a Widening country plus the coordinator of an eligible ongoing project.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 0.2-0.6m per project

Instrument

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Access and co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Submission timing

1. Final deadlinetype=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-24 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Identify an eligible ongoing Pillar II or collaborative EIC Pathfinder action without a Widening participant, secure the coordinator’s agreement and define a visible task or work package that adds genuine scientific, technical, regional or market value.

Strategic fit and caveats

This is a call-level profile. Individual topic conditions, portal updates and the General Annexes remain controlling.

Priority

Medium-High

Priority rationale

consortium route

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Widening Participation and Strengthening the ERA · WIDERA

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-03-WIDENING-01

Call year

2026

Action type

RIA|IA

Record granularity

Topic

Egyptian private-sector role

An Egyptian company may be added as the single new Widening beneficiary to an eligible ongoing Pillar II or collaborative EIC Pathfinder project; the existing coordinator submits.

Coordination eligibility

No - the existing project coordinator submits the accession proposal

Access family

Restricted or follow-on route

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No

Consortium conditions

Only the existing coordinator and one new Widening beneficiary; coordinator submits. At least 90% of the added grant goes to the new beneficiary

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 0.2-0.6m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 30m

Expected awards

60

Funding rate

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Topic-specific; use the official topic conditions as the controlling maturity test.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

No special restriction identified at profile level; topic conditions, the General Annexes and live portal still control

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required