List of Eligible Projects for the 2026 Hop-On Facility Program Has Been Published!

Dear Faculty Members,

The Hop On Facility Call aims to integrate a participant from a "Widening" country into an ongoing funded project under Horizon Europe’s Pillar 2 or EIC Pathfinder calls. To be eligible under the Hop-On call, the project must not currently include a partner from a Widening country. At the time of the application deadline, the project’s first reporting period must still be ongoing, and the duration elapsed since the grant agreement start date must be between 1 and 12 months.

Applications must demonstrate the R&I added value of the new partner and describe the concrete tasks to be carried out either as a separate new work package or contributions to existing work packages.

The estimated budget per project is set between €0.2 million and €0.6 million.  A maximum of 10% of the total project budget must be allocated to the current coordinator as a coordination fee, and at least 90% must be allocated to the Widening country partner.

104 new EU projects meet the eligibility requirements for the Hop-On Facility program. Please click here to access the detailed list of these projects.

Application Deadline: September 24, 2026

For detailed information regarding participation conditions in these projects, you can contact us at grants@ozyegin.edu.tr.

Kind regards,

ÖzÜ TTO