How to Assess Applicant Eligibility with Copilot
Use Copilot and ToolRouter to check grant eligibility. Score your profile against opportunity criteria.
Tool
Check whether your organization qualifies for a specific grant before investing in the application. Use `opportunity_details` to pull the full requirements and `match_applicant_profile` to score your fit. Copilot is ideal when you want structured eligibility scores you can store in a tracker or CRM.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Grants Finder tool:
- Specify the grant opportunity and your organization profile with all relevant details.
- Use `grants-finder` with `opportunity_details` to pull the full eligibility criteria and requirements.
- Run `match_applicant_profile` to generate a structured eligibility assessment.
- Ask Copilot to format the results as a checklist or scored table you can add to your grants pipeline.
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Grants Finder tool
Use grants-finder to pull the full details for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration funding call. Then match my profile as a UK NHS trust with a small research team. Return a structured JSON eligibility checklist with pass/fail for each criterion and an overall fit score.
Tips
- Be thorough with your profile description so the match considers all relevant eligibility factors.
- Ask Copilot to produce both a summary score and a detailed criterion-by-criterion breakdown.