Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
UK Research and Innovation’s Open access fund for longform publications: stage two supports costs for making UKRI-funded monographs and book chapters immediately open access after publication.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to £10,000 per monograph; £1,000 per book chapter; £6,000 per alternative OA model; up to £2,000 for third-party content (per output); total fund £3.5 million.
Summary: Supports UK research organisations in reclaiming costs to make UKRI-funded monographs, book chapters, and edited collections immediately open access.
Key Information: Only UK-based research organisations may apply; individual researchers or publishers cannot apply directly.
Description
This funding opportunity enables UK research organisations to claim costs for making eligible longform research outputs—monographs, book chapters, and edited collections—immediately open access in line with UKRI’s open access policy. The fund aims to advance open scholarship by ensuring that research outputs acknowledging UKRI funding are freely accessible to the public with a Creative Commons licence. The scheme operates via a two-stage application process, with this opportunity covering stage two: claiming costs after publication and confirmation of open access status.
