Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · United Kingdom
Funding to allow UK research organisations to claim open access costs for monographs, book chapters, and edited collections that acknowledge UKRI funding and have been approved at stage one under UKRI’s open access policy. Open access fund for longform p…
Summary
Deadline
Rolling
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
Funding to allow UK research organisations to claim open access costs for monographs, book chapters, and edited collections that acknowledge UKRI funding and have been approved at stage one under UKRI’s open access policy. Open access fund for longform p…
Eligibility
Applicant types
Research
Business size
Research organisation
Industries
Academic publishing and research dissemination aligned with UKRI open access policy.
Match funding
Needs verification
Requirements
Applications must be submitted by the research office, library, or other department responsible for open access within a UK research organisation. Researchers, publishers, and organisations outside the UK are not eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by a UK research organisation responsible for managing open access within the institution. Funding claims for open access costs for mo...
Eligible applicants
Applications must be submitted by the research office, library, or other department responsible for open access within a UK research organisation. Researchers, publishers, and organisations outside the UK are not eligible to apply.
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
£3,500,000
Total fund available
£3,500,000
Funding intensity
Verification Required
Payment type
Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
Eligible scope
Funding claims for open access costs for monographs, book chapters, and edited collections that meet UKRI open access policy requirements and have been approved at stage one.
Eligible expenses
- Open access publication costs associated with making eligible longform publications immediately available under a Creative Commons licence.
Ineligible costs
- Costs not eligible under AHRC open access fund for longform publications stage two terms.
Application and risks
Application platform
UKRI Funding Service
Competitiveness
Open (Rolling assessment)
Decision timeline
Not specified
Assessment process
UKRI verifies that publications are available open access and checks financial information against submitted invoices or receipts.
Application sections
- Summary, core team details, publications table, and supporting financial documentation including invoices.
Application components
Not specified
Decision risks
Applications may be rejected if they do not follow guidance or if submitted publications or costs do not meet policy requirements.
Timeline and partners
Opening date
Not specified
Project duration
Verification Required
Project start
Not specified
Project end
Not specified
Co-funders
Not specified
Collaboration rules
- Not specified
Consortium requirements
- Not specified
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Funding amount
- £3,500,000
- Funding band
- Mid (£500k-£5M)
- Funding type
- Other
- Payment type
- Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
- Audience
- Research Innovation
- Industry
- Academic publishing and research dissemination aligned with UKRI open access policy.
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 14 Jan 2024