Funder: American Council of Learned Societies

Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Final submission deadline for ACLS Open Book Prize + Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award)

Funding Amounts: $20,000 cash prize to author(s) and $30,000 publishing award to publisher per winning book; one award per category.

Summary: Recognizes outstanding open access monographs in the humanities and interpretative social sciences, rewarding both authors and publishers for excellence and innovation.

Key Information: Publishers must submit entries; authors cannot submit independently.