Funding for open access books

In order to support authors who choose to make their books and chapters immediately available upon publication, Springer Nature has compiled a list of research funders and institutions worldwide that fund open access book processing charges (BPCs) and chapter processing charges (CPCs). 

Sources of funding are listed by country, and links to each organisation’s open access funding and policy/information pages have been included where available. Please note that this page currently only shows open access policies for funders or institutions that make open access funding available.

Organisations have been listed only where they have specified that they have funding dedicated for open access books (monographs and/or edited collections) or that their open access funds extends beyond journal articles and may be used for peer-reviewed books and chapters. Where funders and institutions make open access funding for chapters but not for books, this has been indicated by an asterisk (*).

The information on this page is updated regularly, and reflects BPC funding sources to the best of our knowledge. To suggest updates or additions to this list, please contact us at OAfundingpolicy@springernature.com.

To find out about funding for open access articles, see our list of organisations that provide funding for article processing charges (APCs).



NOTE: As of the start of 2024, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has instituted an open access mandate for certain research outputs published as books or book chapters. For more information on the mandate and the corresponding open access fund that has been made available, please see the links below under UK-->UK Research and Innovation.

Funders and institutions A-Z index

Austria

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Austrian Science Fund, FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung)

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Austrian Academy of Sciences3Funding information

Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)

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International

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DEBRA International

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Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

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Israel

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Israel Science Foundation                     

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Italy

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Ministry of Education, Universities and Research                 

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Lithuania

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Research Council of Lithuania, RCL (Lietuvos mokso taryba)

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Netherlands

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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

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Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft)

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Utrecht University, UU (Universiteit Utrecht)

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New Zealand

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Health Research Council of New Zealand

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University of Canterbury

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Serbia

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Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development

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Slovenia

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Ministry of Education, Science and Sport

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UK

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Action on Hearing Loss

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Department for International Development, DFID

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Leverhulme Trust

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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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Wellcome Trust, WT

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University of Kent

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Northumbria University

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Oxford Brookes University

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Reading University

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Belgium

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Fund for Scientific Research, FNRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique)

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Canada

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International Development Research Centre, IDRC

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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC

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Weston Brain Institute

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Carleton University

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Simon Fraser University*

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University of British Columbia

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University of Victoria

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Europe

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European Commission, EC

Horizon 2020 grant scheme

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European Research Council (ERC), ERC

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Germany

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

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Leibniz Consortium (Leibniz Gemeinschaft)

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Volkswagen Foundation (Volkswagen Stiftung)

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Bielefeld University

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Free University Berlin

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

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Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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Leibniz University of Hannover (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)

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Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin)

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Technical University of Braunschweig (Technische Universität Braunschweig)

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University of Duisburg-Essen

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University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)

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University of Passau (Universität Passau)

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University of Potsdam

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ZB MED (German National Library of Medicine) - Leibniz Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne and Bonn

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Japan

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS

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Lebanon

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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA

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Luxembourg

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Luxembourg National Research Fund, FNR (Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg)

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Norway

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)

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University College of Southeast Norway (Porsgrunn Campus) Formerly Telemark University College, HSN (Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge (Formerly Høgskolen i Telemark))

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University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder)

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University of Bergen, UiB (Universitetet i Bergen)

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University of Tromsø / Arctic University of Norway, UiT (Universitetet i Tromsø / Norges arktiske universitet)

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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)

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Sweden

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Lund University

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Switzerland

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Swiss National Science Foundation, SNSF / SNF / FNS (Schweizerische Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung /  Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique)

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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

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University of Basel (Universität Basel)*

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University of Bern (Universität Bern / Université de Berne)

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University of Geneva (Université de Genève)

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University of Zurich, UZH (Universität Zürich)

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USA

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American Cancer Society

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Autism Speaks

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James S. Mcdonnell Foundation

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Lung Cancer Research Foundation

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Simons Foundation

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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The Medical Foundation - A division of Health Resources in Action

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US Department of Energy

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US Environmental Protection Agency

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Boston College

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Dickinson College

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Emory University

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Florida State University

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Gettysburg College

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Gustavus Adolphus College

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Miami University

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Portland State University

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Princeton University

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Rowan University

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Tufts University, Medford

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University of California, Berkeley

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University of California, San Francisco, UCSF

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University of Michigan, UM

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University of Northern Colorado, UNC

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University of Oklahoma, UO

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Wake Forest University, WFU*

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West Virginia University, WVU*

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