Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
UKRI's Open Access Fund supports UK research organisations in making monographs and book chapters immediately open access under a Creative Commons licence.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: October 14, 2025 | April 14, 2026 | October 14, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to £10,000 per monograph, £1,000 per chapter, or £6,000 for alternative OA models; total fund £3.5M.
Summary: Supports UK research organisations in claiming costs for making longform publications open access under UKRI policy.
Key Information: Only UK-based research organisations can apply; applications must be submitted by the office responsible for open access.
Description
This funding opportunity enables UK research organisations to claim costs for making monographs, book chapters, and edited collections immediately open access (OA) under a Creative Commons licence, in alignment with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access policy. The fund covers eligible publication costs for works that acknowledge UKRI funding and have already been approved at stage one of the process. Applications must be submitted by the research office, library, or equivalent team responsible for open access within the organisation, not by individual researchers.
