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Hop On Facility - HORIZON WIDERA

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What are the Hop On Grants?

The Hop On Facility aims to integrate one additional participant from a Widening country to an ongoing project under Pillar 2 or the EIC Pathfinder scheme while topping up a relevant task or work package and the cost incurred by the additional participant. This will happen on a voluntary basis without affecting the freedom of choice for the consortium and the principle of excellence. The action will be part of an existing project with a valid Grant Agreement. Applications must demonstrate the R&I added value of the new partner and present a visible and distinct work package for the acceding partner. Proposal should include a detailed description of the profile of the new partner and its role in the existing project.

Who can apply for the Hop On Grants?

Researchers of any nationality conducting their research in any EU member state or associated country – Co-ordinator of consortium funded under Pillar 2 or an EIC Pathfinder call of Horizon Europe with a valid grant agreement that does not have any participant from a country eligible to host the co-ordinator under the Widening component (Widening country).

Why apply for the Hop On Grants?

  • Financial support for the new R&I partner in Widening countries up to 600 000 € per project. The budget must be exclusively account at the benefit of the new partner with the exception of a coordination fee of up to 10% of the increased budget to be allocated to the coordinator of the consortium.
  • Increase of science and innovation capacity for all actors in the R&I system in Widening countries.
  • The excellence mobilisation in the Widening countries, increase of visibility of the participants from the Widening countries, knowledge circulation improvement, and reduced lack of participation of the Widening countries in specific thematic domains.
  • Strengthening links between academia and business and improving career permeability.

When to apply for the Hop On Grants?

The nearest call deadline Hop On Facility 2023 is on Thu 28 Sep 2023 17:00 Brussels time.

  Please inform the Project Office about your intention to apply.  
  Do not hesitate to contact us anytime for consulting, discussion or help.  

How to apply for the Hop On?

  1. Visit the page with projects that are eligible to participate in the Hop ON call.
  2. Identify project(s) that cover the general area of your research interest.
  3. Find and read programme guidelines:
  4. Contact the coordinator of such a project and offer him/her your expertise to contribute to the he project. Try to convince him/her that your expertise will perfectly complement the project activities If your participation is assessed as beneficial to the project, you will be invited to prepare a proposal for the Hop on call as a Partner.
  5. The Coordinator will create the draft proposal and add the name and e-mails of the Main contact person of the Partner (IOCB Prague) and Other contact persons eventually. Then an automatic invitation will be sent to all contacts´ e-mail addresses. The invited persons can access proposal after logging in to the Funding & Tenders Portal.
  6. Fill in relevant parts (belonging to your institution) of online Administrative form (Part A) upon agreement with the coordinator.
    • Administrative data of participating organisation: Departments, Contact Address;
    • Researchers involved in the proposal;
    • Role of participating organisation in the project;
    • List of 5 publications/most relevant previous projects relevant to call content;
    • Significant infrastructures/technical equipment relevant to the processed work;
    • Gender Equality Plan (yes/no).
  7. According to the Coordinator's instructions help to prepare your text of the B part - project proposal. Discuss proposal with Coordinator and other Beneficiaries. Visual figures, tables and graphs are highly recommended in the proposal.
  8. The Coordinator will be responsible for resulting project proposal preparation and submission via Funding & Tenders Portal before Thu 28 Sep 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time. Within minutes (or even hours - in case of submission immediately before deadline) proposal will be available for download with an e-receipt in the system.

Final evaluation results will be announced to Beneficiaries in February 2024 (indicative).
The earliest grant start date is expected to be in April 2024 (indicative).

Czech National contact point: Technology Centre CAS
Anna Vosečková, voseckova@tc.cz, ☎: +420 606 062 739


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