Funding of Article and Book Processing Charges (APCs/BPCs)

Many funding agencies explicitly allow the use of research grants for the payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish in open access journals or of Book Processing Charges (BPCs) to publish open access books.

In addition, numerous institutions have created central funds to cover APCs and BPCs. Make sure to check with your institution whether OA publication costs are supported or not.

General Resources for Open Access Funding:

• Sherpa Juliet is a searchable database of research funders' open access policies.

• The Open Access Directory maintains a list of institutional funds for open access publishing.

• SPARC maintains a list of North American universities and university libraries that have created open access funds.

Research funders and institutions that endorse Open Access publishing:

• In Australia
  • Australian Research Council (ARC)
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
• In Austria
  • Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
  • Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development (APPEAR)
  • Österreichische Datenbank für Stipendien und Forschungsförderung
  • Vienna Science and Technology Fund
• In Belgium
  • BELSPO (Orfeo Open Access Repository)
  • FWO Flanders University
  • Belgian Scientific Research Fund (FRS-FNRS)
• In Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian National Science Fund
• In Canada
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
  • Canadian Cancer Society (CCS1)
  • Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• In China
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
• In Croatia
  • Croatian Science Foundation
  • Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences (University of Zagreb)
  • Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
• In Cyprus
  • CUT Open Access Author Fund
  • Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation
• In Czech Republic
  • Brno University of Technology
  • Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
• In Denmark
  • Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF)
  • Innovation Fund Denmark
  • Independent Research Fund Denmark
  • University of Southern Denmark
• In Estonia
  • Estonian Research Council (ETAG)
• In Ethiopia
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• In Europe in general
  • European Research Council (ERC)
  • European Commission (EC) FP7 and Horizon2020
  • Science With and For Society (SWAFS)
  • European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
• In Finland
  • Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia)
  • Tekes—The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
• In France
  • French National Research Agency
  • National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
  • Tara Expeditions Foundation
• In Germany
  • German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Helmholtz Association
  • Fraunhofer Society
  • Max Planck Society
  • Leibniz Association
• In Greece
  • Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
• In Hungary
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
  • National Research, Development and Innovation Office
  • University of Szeged
• In Iceland
  • Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís)
• In Ireland
  • Irish Research Council
  • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
  • Health Research Board
  • Marine Institute
  • Environmental Protection Agency
• In Israel
  • Israel Science Foundation
• In Italy
  • Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR)
  • Telethon Foundation
  • Cariplo Foundation
• In Japan
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• In Kenya
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• In Latvia
  • Ministry of Education and Science
• In Lithuania
  • Research Council of Lithuania
• In Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
  • University of Luxembourg
• In Mexico
  • CINVESTAV
• In the Netherlands
  • Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
  • Dutch Cancer Society (KWF)
  • Tillburg University
  • TU Delft
  • University of Utrecht
• In Norway
  • Ministry of Education and Research
  • Research Council of Norway (RCN)
• In Portugal
  • Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
• In Singapore
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
• In Slovakia
  • Cultural and Educational Grant Agency (KEGA)
  • Scientific Grant Agency (VEGA)
  • Slovak Research and Development Agency
• In Slovenia
  • Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
  • Slovenian Research Agency
• In Spain
  • Comunidad de Madrid
  • Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
• In South Africa
  • National Research Foundation (NRF)
  • Stellenbosch University
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Pretoria
• In Sweden
  • Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
  • Swedish Research Council
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS)
  • Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
  • Riksbanken Jubileumsfond
• In Switzerland
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
  • The World Health Organization
• In Turkey
  • Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
• In the United Kingdom
  • The Wellcome Trust
  • The Wellcome Library
  • UK Research and Innovation
  • Office for Students
  • The Leverhulme Trust
  • Department for International Development (DFID)
  • National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF)
  • Arthritis Research UK
  • British Heart Foundation (BHF)
  • Cancer Research UK
  • Department of Health, National Institute for Health Research (NHS, NIHR)
  • Dunhill Medical Trust
  • Parkinson’s UK
• In the USA
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • SPARC
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)