How to join the Microsoft Copilot Frontier Program

Have you heard of the Microsoft Copilot Frontier Program and wondered how to join or what benefits it brings to your organization? You're not alone. Many IT professionals and Microsoft 365 admins are looking for ways to explore new functionalities of Microsoft Copilot.

In this blog, I’ll walk you through how to activate the Copilot Frontier Program. If you're planning to roll out Copilot in your organization or if you're already experimenting with AI in Microsoft 365, this is a great way to gain early insights and get your users ready.

What is the Copilot Frontier Program?

The Copilot Frontier Program gets you access to Microsoft’s newest innovations in Microsoft 365. It’s more than just early access, you get the chance to explore new Copilot capabilities and provide feedback directly to Microsoft.

What you need to know before you Start

Before activating the program, make sure the following conditions are met:

1. Copilot licenses are active and assigned to users in your tenant.

2. You have Global Admin access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal.

3. Your organization is committed to use beta features that are not official released yet.

   
   

Step-by-Step: How to Activate the Frontier Program

To activate the Frontier Program, firstly log in to your Microsoft 365 Admin Portal. On the homepage, you'll see the following tile:

Click on "Join the Program" and a tab will open up, here you need to provide who will have access to the Frontier Program.

Recommend is to choose people in your organization who are actively using Microsoft 365 Copilot and are promoters for new features. Also, choose people who are likely to share feedback with Microsoft before the global release of the functions.

Final Thoughts

Activating the Copilot Frontier Program is a strategic move for any team to test out the newest Copilot features. Are you activating it for your organization? Let me know your thougths!