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Funding & support

Funding for open access articles

In order to support authors who choose to make their research articles immediately available upon publication, we have compiled a list of research funders and institutions worldwide that fund open access article-processing charges (APCs). 

Funding sources are listed by country, and links to each organization’s open access (OA) funding and policy 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.

If your funder is not shown on this page, you may still be able to use your grant funds to cover APCs. Check your grant terms for information on publication costs.

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

OA funding types

The open access funding type of each organization in the list below has been indicated by one or more of the following annotations:

  1. APC funding may be included in the initial research grant application budget
  2. Grantees may use remaining research funds for APCs
  3. Offers a dedicated open access fund

  4. Institution distributes OA funds provided by a funder either via a block grant (e.g., UKRI or DFG) or overheads included as a part of individual grants (e.g., FORTE or Academy of Finland)

Funders and institutions A-Z index

Australia

Funders

Australian Research Council1

National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC2

Institutions

Queensland University of Technology, QUT3

Belgium

Funders

Fund for Scientific Research, FNRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique)2


China

Funders

Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS2

Europe

Funders

European Commission, EC

Horizon 2020 grant scheme1,2

European Research Council (ERC), ERC1,2


Germany

Funders

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL3

Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)3


German Research Foundation, DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)3,4


Helmholtz Association (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)3


Leibniz Consortium (Leibniz Gemeinschaft)3,4


Volkswagen Foundation (Volkswagen Stiftung)1,3

Institutions

Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg3,4


Bielefeld University (Universität Bielefeld)3,4

Braunschweig University of Technology (Technische Universität Braunschweig)4
Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)4

Chemnitz University of Technology (Technische Universität Chemnitz)3,4


Clausthal University of Technology (Technische Universität Clausthal)3,4


Dortmund University of Technology (Technische Universität Dortmund)3,4


Dresden University of Technology, TUD (Technische Universität Dresden)3,4


Free University of Berlin, FU (Freie Universitat Berlin)3,4


Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, FAU3,4


Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology, TUHH (Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg)3,4
Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)3,4


Ilmenau University of Technology (Technische Universität Ilmenau)3,4

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)3,4


Kaiserslautern University of Technology (Technische Universität Kaiserslautern)3,4

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)3,4


Leibniz Institute of Wildlife and Zoo Research4


Leibniz University of Hannover (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)4


Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig)3,4


Munich University of Technology, TUM (Technische Universität München)3,4


Ruhr University Bochum, RUB (Ruhr-Universität Bochum,)3,4


University of Bamberg (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg)3


University of Bayreuth, UBT (Universität Bayreuth)3,4

University of Bremen (Universität Bremen)3,4


University of Duisburg-Essen, UDE (Universität Duisburg-Essen)3


University of Goettingen, GAU (Georg-August-Universität Gottingen)3,4


University of Kassel (Universität Kassel)3,4

University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)3,4


University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg)3,4


University of Münster, WWU (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Munster)3,4


University of Passau (Universität Passau)3

University of Potsdam (Universität Potsdam)3,4


University of Regensburg (Universität Regensburg)3,4


University of Rostock (Universität Rostock)3,4

University of Stuttgart (Universität Stuttgart)3,4


University of Tuebingen (Universität Tubingen)3,4


University of Ulm (Universität Ulm)3,4


University of Würzburg (Julius Maximilians Universität Wurzburg)3


Iceland

Funders

Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís)1


Japan

Funders

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS2


Lithuania

Funders

Research Council of Lithuania, RCL (Lietuvos mokso taryba)1,2


Netherlands

Funders

Dutch Cancer Society, KWF (KWF Kankerbestrijding)1


Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research1

Institutions

Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft)3


Erasmus University, Rotterdam3
Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research3

Utrecht University, UU (Universiteit Utrecht)3

Norway

Funders

Research Council of Norway, RCN (Norges forskningsråd)4

Institutions

Nord University (Previously University of Nordland), NU (Previously UIN) (Nord Universitet (Previously Universitet i Nordland))3


Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU (Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet)3

Østfold University College3

Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)3

University College of Southeast Norway (Porsgrunn Campus)
Formerly Telemark University College, HSN (Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge (Formerly Høgskolen i Telemark))3


University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder)3

University of Bergen, UiB (Universitetet i Bergen)3

University of Tromsø / Arctic University of Norway, UiT (Universitetet i Tromsø / Norges arktiske universitet)3


Volda University College (Høgskulen i Volda)3
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)3

Serbia

Funders

Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development1,2


Qatar

Funders

Qatar National Library, QNL3

Singapore

Funders

Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, A*STAR1,2


South Africa

Funders

South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Institutions

University of Cape Town, UCT3


University of Pretoria3

Sweden

Funders

Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen)1

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse)1,2


Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF (Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning)1

Swedish Research Council, VR (Vetenskapsrådet)1,2

Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, FORMAS (Forskningsrådet för miljö, areella näringar och samhällsbyggande)1


Institutions

Lund University (Lunds universitet)3


Malmö University3
Södertörn University3

Stockholm University3


UK

Funders

Action on Hearing Loss2


Alzheimer's Research UK1

Blood Cancer UK (formerly Bloodwise, formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research)2,4

Breast Cancer Now2


British Heart Foundation, BHF3,4


Cancer Research UK2,4


Chief Scientist Office, CSO3


Children's Investment Fund Foundation, CIFF1,2


Department for International Development, DFID1


Department of Health, including National Institute for Health Research, NHS / NIHR1,3


Dunhill Medical Trust, DMT3


Leverhulme Trust1,2


Marie Curie1,2

Motor Neurone Disease Association, MNDA3


Myrovlytis Trust3


National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, NC3Rs (part of MRC)4

Parkinson’s UK2,4


Stroke Association1


The Academy of Medical Sciences, AMS1,2


UK Research and Innovation, including AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, Research England, STFC4


Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK)3,4

Wellcome Trust, WT4

Worldwide Cancer Research3
Yorkshire Cancer Research3

Institutions

Aberystwyth University4


Anglia Ruskin University3,4

Aston University4

Bangor University4


Bournemouth University, BU3,4


Brunel University3,4

Cranfield University4


Durham University4


EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, EBI4

Glasgow Caledonian University, GCU4


Heriot-Watt University4

Imperial College London3,4


Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS4

Institute of Education, University College London, IOE4


King’s College London, KCL4


Lancaster University3,4


Liverpool John Moores University, LJMU4


London School of Economics & Political Science, LSE3,4

Loughborough University4


Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU4


MRC Centre Cambridge4


MRC Toxicology Unit4


MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit4


National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, NOC4


Newcastle University3,4

Northumbria University3,4

Nottingham Trent University, NTU4


Open University, OU4


Oxford Brookes University4


Plymouth University4


Queen Mary University of London, QMUL4

Queen’s University Belfast, QUB4


Royal Veterinary College, University of London, RVC4


School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, SOAS4


Sheffield Hallam University, SHU3,4


St. George’s University of London, SGUL4


Swansea University4


The Francis Crick Institute3

UCL School of Pharmacy4


University College London, UCL3,4


University of Bath4


University of Birmingham4


University of Bradford4

University of Bristol4


University of Cambridge4


University of Dundee3,4

University of Edinburgh3,4

University of Essex4

University of Exeter4


University of Huddersfield3,4


University of Leeds4


University of Liverpool3,4


University of London, School of Advanced Studies, SAS3,4


University of Manchester, UoM4


University of Northampton3


University of Nottingham3,4


University of Oxford4


University of Portsmouth3,4


University of Reading4


University of Salford4

University of Sheffield4
University of Southampton4
University of St. Andrews3,4
University of Strathclyde4
University of Sussex4
University of West of England, UWE4
University of Ulster4
University of Warwick4
University of Westminster3
University of York4
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute4

Austria

Funders

Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education & Research for Development (Austrian Development Cooperation)2,3

Austrian Science Fund, FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung3


Institutions

Austrian Academy of Sciences3

Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)3


Institute of Science and Technology Austria3


International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA3


Medical University of Graz (Medizinische Universität Graz)3
Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck)3
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences3

University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)3

University of Innsbruck (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck)3


University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien)3

University of Vienna (Universität Wien)3


Vienna University of Economics and Business (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)3

Vienna University of Technology , TUW (Technische Universität Wien)3


Canada

Funders

Canadian Cancer Society, CCS1,2


Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR1,2


Fonds de Recherche du Québec, FRQ1,2

Genome Canada1


Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, FMC / HSF (Fondation des maladies du cœur du Canada)1


International Development Research Centre, IDRC1,3

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC1,2


Prostate Cancer Canada, PCC1


Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC1,2


Weston Brain Institute1

Institutions

Carleton University3


University of British Columbia3

University of Ottawa3


Finland

Funders

Academy of Finland4
Business Finland – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation1
Kone Foundation1,2

Institutions

University of Eastern Finland3


University of Turku3


Hungary

Funders

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTA (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia)2


Institutions

Debrecen University3


Jordan

Funders

Higher Council for Science and Technology, HCST1

Ireland

Funders

Science Foundation Ireland, SFI1

International

Funders

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)1
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa, AESA1,2
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, CGIAR1
DEBRA International3 
Honor Frost Foundation3
Human Frontier Science Program, HFSP2
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)1

World Cancer Research Fund1,2

World Health Organisation , WHO1

Institutions

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology1

Italy

Funders

Autonomous Province Bozen-Bolzano3

Cariplo Foundation (Fondazione Cariplo)1,2


Italian Association for Cancer Research1,2

National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN

Telethon Foundation (Fondazione Telethon)2


Institutions

Free University of Bozen3

Kenya

Institutions

International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI1

Luxembourg

Funders

Luxembourg National Research Fund, FNR (Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg)3


New Zealand

Funders

Auckland Medical Research Foundation3
Health Research Council of New Zealand1

Institutions

Lincoln University3


University of Canterbury3

Poland

Funders

National Science Centre (NCN)1

Slovenia

Funders

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport1,2


Spain

Funders

"la Caixa" Foundation1

Institutions

University of Barcelona, UB (Universitat de Barcelona)3


Switzerland

Funders

Swiss National Science Foundation, SNSF / SNF / FNS (Schweizerische Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung /  Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique)1,2


Institutions

European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire)3

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)3


University of Basel (Universität Basel)


University of Bern3
University of Fribourg3
University of Geneva3
University of Italian Switzerland3

University of Zurich, UZH (Universität Zürich)3


USA

Funders

American Cancer Society1,2 
American Diabetes Association1
American Lung Association1
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation3

BrightFocus Foundation1

Children's Tumor Foundation3

Craig H Neilsen Foundation1

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation3

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health1
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation1,2

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)1
James S. Mcdonnell Foundation, JSMF1,2

Lung Cancer Research Foundation1

LUNGevity2
Marine Aquarium Societies of North America, MASNA (The Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund for Publishing Open Access Marine Aquarium Research)3

National Institutes of Health (NIH) -
NCI; NEI; NHLBI; NHGRI; NIA; NIAAA; NIAID; NIAMS; NIBIB; NICHD; NIDCD; NIDCR; NIDDK; NIDA; NIEHS; NIGMS; NIMH; NIMHD; NINDS; NINR; NLM; CIT; CSR; FIC; NCCAM; NCATS; CC., NIH1,2

National Science Foundation, NSF1,2

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network1

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, PCORI3

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation1,3

Simons Foundation1

St Baldrick's Foundation1
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDA)1

The Medical Foundation - A division of Health Resources in Action1

Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance1

US Department of Energy1

US Environmental Protection Agency1

Institutions

Allegheny College3

American University3
Amherst College3
Brandeis University3

California State University, Fullerton, CSUF3

Carnegie Mellon University, CMU3

Dartmouth College3

Dickinson College3
Duke University3

Emory University3

Franklin & Marshall College3
Fresno State University3
Furman University3
George Mason University3

Hope College3
Indiana University3
Indiana University Bloomington, IU Bloomington3

Iowa State University of Science and Technology3
Louisiana State University3
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC3

Oakland University3
Oakland University, William Beaumonth School of Medicine3
Portland State University, PSU3

Princeton University3
Samuel Merritt University, SMU3

Thomas Jefferson University3
Tufts University, Medford3

University of California, Berkeley3

University of California, Davis3

University of California, San Francisco, UCSF3

University of Connecticut3

University of Dayton, Ohio, UD3

University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC3

University of Kansas, KU3

University of North Carolina, Charlotte3

University of Northern Colorado, UNC3

University of Oklahoma, UO3

University of Rhode Island, URI3
 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UTK3

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee3

Utah State University, USU3

Villanova University3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University3

Wake Forest University, WFU3

West Virginia University, WVU3

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