Call4TravelVouchers

Description

To be eligible for a travel voucher, the organisation of the applicant needs to be located at least 300 km away from the location of the COPILOT event/pilot or demo infrastructure organising the study visit that the applicant would like to attend. Selected applicants receive: Each selected applicant will receive 500 EUR per voucher to cover the respective mandatory actions and additional activities set up in the application.  In return, COPILOT expects the following mandatory tasks to be completed: Mandatory action: Attend the selected COPILOT event (study visit) and participate in the feedback survey/evaluate the event. See full list of events HERE. Travel report: Provide a travel report (See Annex 5 to sub-grant agreement – Travel Report)  Payment: After the confirmation of the report (Annex 6 to sub-grant agreement – Payment Request)

Beneficiary & submission

How to apply? The following steps must be completed to successfully submit a COPILOT Open Call 3 application: Download all Open Call 3 documents below and read them carefully. Please pay particular attention to Annex 1 Guidelines for Applicants.  Fill in all information indicated as necessary in the application form. Each applicant needs to choose one event (study visit) from the list provided in the application form.  Submit only if you are sure that all needed information is included and during the dedicated application periods for submission.   Enjoy your time while waiting for the results! The COPILOT – Open Calls is a competitive funding programme. Only one application per applicant (legal entity or natural person) can be submitted to Open Call 3. In the event of multiple submissions by an applicant, only the last application received (timestamp of the system) will enter the evaluation process (and regardless of the track to which an application is being submitted to). Any other submitted applications involving the same applicant will be declared non-eligible and will not be evaluated in any case.  Application periods: OC3 will open two times: OC3 – Part 1: Opens on 10 March 2025 and closes on 8 May 2025 (5 pm CET), travel voucher application for study visits in 2025. OC3 – Part 2: Opens on 15 September 2025 and closes on 13 November 2025 (5 pm CET), travel voucher application for study visits taking place in 2026. Timeline: Evaluation and selection: app. 3 weeks after the deadline Contracting: app. 1 week Implementation of the project and related tasks: May 2025 – May 2026 More details regarding eligibility, application and timelines can be found in the “COPILOT Open Call 3 – Annex 1: Guidelines for Applicants”; see section “Open Call Documents & Application Support”.

Further information

What do we offer (aim of Open Call 3)? The aim of the COPILOT OPEN CALL 3 is to issue travel vouchers for bioeconomy innovators and enablers to facilitate their attendance of one of the study visits and related workshops organised by fifteen different Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructures (PDIs) located across Europe and active in a variety of technology areas relevant for the bioeconomy.  Who can apply?  Bioeconomy innovators: to be start-ups, start-ups, spin-offs, scale-ups and SMEs   Enablers in the bioeconomy domain: Investors, Research and technology organisations, Incubators, Cluster representatives, Representatives of relevant public authorities / policy-makers responsible for bio-economy sector and research and innovation in an eligible Horizon Europe country, Corporates.  Full Documentation Kit for the OC3 – Call4Travel Vouchers is available HERE.