Opens 8 December 2026

Pillar I: Facilitating development of institutional open access policies through the retention of intellectual property rights

In short

This is a Coordination and Support Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €2 million for about 1 grant of €2 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Submission opens on 8 December 2026. Deadline: 11 March 2027.

What the call wants to achieve

  • Increased number of EU research performing organisations (RPOs) with well-developed policies on open access publications, which include clause(s) for rights retention
  • Higher share of research publications in open access across the EU and Associated Countries, especially in low-performing countries with respect to open access
  • Increase of access to and preservation of scientific information through institutional infrastructures, such as repositories.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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