Is Your Solution COP-Ready?
Apply Now to the COP-PILOT Horizon’s 1st Open Call!
Act now to get up to
€200,000
to pilot your solution in Horizon Europe.
Apply before April 17th, 2026, 17:00 CET and integrate your technology into one of Europe’s key Collaborative Open Platforms!
- COP-PILOT
1st Open Call Details
The 1st Open Call is your chance to directly contribute to this groundbreaking work.
We are seeking innovative actors to develop and test their solutions within the COP-PILOT platform, tackling real-world challenges defined within our clusters.
By joining the COP-PILOT 1st Open Call, the 8 selected projects will receive comprehensive support designed to accelerate their growth and impact:
- Financial support of up to €200,000, covering 100% of eligible costs (no co-financing required)
- 8 months of dedicated mentoring and technical platform training.
- A chance to integrate the winning projects into a major Horizon Europe initiative.
Submission deadline
April 17th, 2026, by 17:00 CET (Brussels time)
Key Dates
Launch timing:
The 1st Call opens on February 16th, 2026 at 9:00 CET (Brussels time)
Informative webinar:
March 26th, 2026, at 14:00 CET (Brussels time)
Submission deadline:
April 17th, 2026, by 17:00 CET (Brussels time)
Who Can Apply?
We welcome proposals both from SMEs and consortia (with a minimum of 2 participants). We encourage submissions from a broad range of relevant multidisciplinary actors, including:
- SME & Startups
- Industry
- Research/Scientific Organizations
- Academia
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public entities (where permitted)
- Relevant Multidisciplinary Actors
- COP-PILOT
Essential Documents
All applicants must consult the following documents, which contain important information on the application process, technical scope, and legal agreements:
A step-by-step guide with detailed information on the application and evaluation process.
Contains the list and description of COP-PILOT challenges and technical requirements.
Document comproving you follow the need Privacy and Ethics consideration to be elegible for funding.
A comprehensive list of questions and answers covering common issues that may arise during the application process.
QUESTIONS
If your query is not addressed by the provided FAQ document, we encourage you to contact us with your additional questions at: [email protected]
- Open Calls
COP-PILOT Open Calls Structure
COP-PILOT looks to foster innovation through two distinct Open Calls:
