Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
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Location
England
Applications
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Overview
UK research organisations can claim open access (OA) costs from this UKRI fund for monographs, book chapters and edited collections that are in scope of UKRI's open access policy and were approved at stage one. Every publication must be made open access immediately with a Creative Commons licence. The total fund is £3.5 million. The page refers to UKRI's open access funding guidance for the maximum funding limits. Claims are made by the team that manages open access in the organisation, such as the research office or library, not by researchers or publishers. The fund has no closing date. Official source: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/open-access-fund-for-longform-publications-stage-two/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Applications must be completed by the research office, library or other team responsible for open access in a UK research organisation, and that person is the project lead. Researchers, publishers and organisations outside the UK cannot apply. Every publication must be in scope of UKRI's OA policy, approved at stage one and made open access immediately with a Creative Commons licence.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Regions
Full details from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Research organisations can claim open access costs for longform publications in-scope of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s open access policy that have been approved at stage one.Applications must be completed by the team that is responsible for open access within the research organisation. Organisations must be based in the UK to apply.
The OA team's project lead applies on the UKRI Funding Service (not Je-S): select Start application on the funding finder page, then sign in or create an account. There is no closing date.
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