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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:

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

OA agreements

In addition to the funding sources listed on this page, Springer Nature has OA agreements with many organisations that will cover APCs for affiliated researchers. Find out more.

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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.

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Funders and institutions A-Z index

Australia

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Australian Research Council¹

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National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC²

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL³	Open Access policy Funding information
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)³	Open Access policy Funding information
German Research Foundation, DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Helmholtz Association (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Leibniz Consortium (Leibniz Gemeinschaft)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Volkswagen Foundation (Volkswagen Stiftung)^1,3	Funding information

Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Bielefeld University (Universität Bielefeld)^3,4	Funding information
Braunschweig University of Technology (Technische Universität Braunschweig)⁴	Funding information
Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)⁴	Funding information
Chemnitz University of Technology (Technische Universität Chemnitz)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Clausthal University of Technology (Technische Universität Clausthal)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Dortmund University of Technology (Technische Universität Dortmund)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Dresden University of Technology, TUD (Technische Universität Dresden)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Free University of Berlin, FU (Freie Universitat Berlin)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, FAU^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology, TUHH (Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Ilmenau University of Technology (Technische Universität Ilmenau)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Kaiserslautern University of Technology (Technische Universität Kaiserslautern)^3,4	Open Access Policy Funding information
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Leibniz Institute of Wildlife and Zoo Research⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Leibniz University of Hannover (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Munich University of Technology, TUM (Technische Universität München)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Ruhr University Bochum, RUB (Ruhr-Universität Bochum,)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Bamberg (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Bayreuth, UBT (Universität Bayreuth)^3,4	Funding information
University of Bremen (Universität Bremen)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Duisburg-Essen, UDE (Universität Duisburg-Essen)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Goettingen, GAU (Georg-August-Universität Gottingen)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Kassel (Universität Kassel)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Münster, WWU (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Munster)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Passau (Universität Passau)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Potsdam (Universität Potsdam)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Regensburg (Universität Regensburg)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Rostock (Universität Rostock)^3,4	Funding information
University of Stuttgart (Universität Stuttgart)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Tuebingen (Universität Tubingen)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Ulm (Universität Ulm)^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Würzburg (Julius Maximilians Universität Wurzburg)³	Open Access policy Funding information

Dutch Cancer Society, KWF (KWF Kankerbestrijding)¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research¹	Open Access policy Funding information

Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Erasmus University, Rotterdam³	Open Access policy Funding information
Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research³	Funding information
Utrecht University, UU (Universiteit Utrecht)³	Funding information

Nord University (Previously University of Nordland), NU (Previously UIN) (Nord Universitet (Previously Universitet i Nordland))³	Open Access policy Funding information
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU (Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet)³	Funding information
Østfold University College³	Open Access policy Funding information
Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)³	Funding information
University College of Southeast Norway (Porsgrunn Campus) Formerly Telemark University College, HSN (Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge (Formerly Høgskolen i Telemark))³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder)³	Funding information
University of Bergen, UiB (Universitetet i Bergen)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Tromsø / Arctic University of Norway, UiT (Universitetet i Tromsø / Norges arktiske universitet)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Volda University College (Høgskulen i Volda)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)³	Funding information

University of Cape Town, UCT³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Pretoria³	Open Access policy Funding information

Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen)¹	Funding information
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse)^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF (Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning)¹	Funding information
Swedish Research Council, VR (Vetenskapsrådet)^1,2	Funding information
Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, FORMAS (Forskningsrådet för miljö, areella näringar och samhällsbyggande)¹	Open Access policy Funding information

Lund University (Lunds universitet)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Malmö University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Södertörn University³	Funding information
Stockholm University³	Open Access policy Funding information

Action on Hearing Loss²	Open Access policy Funding information
Alzheimer's Research UK¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Blood Cancer UK (formerly Bloodwise, formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research)^2,4	Funding information
Breast Cancer Now²	Open Access policy Funding information
British Heart Foundation, BHF^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Cancer Research UK^2,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Chief Scientist Office, CSO³	Open Access policy Funding information
Children's Investment Fund Foundation, CIFF^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Department for International Development, DFID¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Department of Health, including National Institute for Health Research, NHS / NIHR^1,3	Open Access policy Funding information
Leverhulme Trust^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Marie Curie^1,2	Funding information
Motor Neurone Disease Association, MNDA³	Open Access policy Funding information
Myrovlytis Trust³	Open Access policy Funding information
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, NC3Rs (part of MRC)⁴	Funding information
Parkinson’s UK^2,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Stroke Association¹	Open Access policy Funding information
The Academy of Medical Sciences, AMS^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
UK Research and Innovation, including AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, Research England, STFC⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK)^3,4	Funding information
Vivensa Foundation³	Open Access policy Funding information
Wellcome Trust, WT⁴	Funding information
Worldwide Cancer Research³	Open Access policy Funding information
Yorkshire Cancer Research³	Funding information

Aberystwyth University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Anglia Ruskin University^3,4	Funding information
Aston University⁴	Funding information
Bangor University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Bournemouth University, BU^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Brunel University^3,4	Funding information
Cranfield University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Durham University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, EBI⁴	Funding information
Glasgow Caledonian University, GCU⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Heriot-Watt University⁴	Funding information
Imperial College London^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS⁴	Funding information
Institute of Education, University College London, IOE⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
King’s College London, KCL⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Lancaster University^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
Liverpool John Moores University, LJMU⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
London School of Economics & Political Science, LSE^3,4	Funding information
Loughborough University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
MRC Centre Cambridge⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
MRC Toxicology Unit⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, NOC⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Newcastle University^3,4	Funding information
Northumbria University^3,4	Funding information
Nottingham Trent University, NTU⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Open University, OU⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Oxford Brookes University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Plymouth University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Queen Mary University of London, QMUL⁴	Funding information
Queen’s University Belfast, QUB⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Royal Veterinary College, University of London, RVC⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, SOAS⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Sheffield Hallam University, SHU^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
St. George’s University of London, SGUL⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Swansea University⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
The Francis Crick Institute³	Open Access policy Funding information
UCL School of Pharmacy⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University College London, UCL^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Bath⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Birmingham⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Bradford⁴	Funding information
University of Bristol⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Cambridge⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Dundee^3,4	Funding information
University of Edinburgh^3,4	Funding information
University of Essex⁴	Funding information
University of Exeter⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Huddersfield^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Leeds⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Liverpool^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of London, School of Advanced Studies, SAS^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Manchester, UoM⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Northampton³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Nottingham^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Oxford⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Portsmouth^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Reading⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Salford⁴	Funding information
University of Sheffield⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Southampton⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of St. Andrews^3,4	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Strathclyde⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Sussex⁴	Funding information
University of West of England, UWE⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Ulster⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Warwick⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Westminster³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of York⁴	Open Access policy Funding information
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute⁴	Open Access policy Funding information

Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education & Research for Development (Austrian Development Cooperation)^2,3	Open Access policy Funding information
Austrian Science Fund, FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung³	Open Access policy Funding information
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)	Open Access policy Funding information

Austrian Academy of Sciences³	Funding information
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Institute of Science and Technology Austria³	Open Access policy Funding information
International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA³	Open Access policy Funding information
Medical University of Graz (Medizinische Universität Graz)³	Funding information
Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck)³	Funding information
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences³	Funding information
University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)³	Funding information
University of Innsbruck (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien)³	Funding information
University of Vienna (Universität Wien)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Vienna University of Economics and Business (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Vienna University of Technology, TUW (Technische Universität Wien)³	Open Access policy Funding information

Canadian Cancer Society, CCS^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Fonds de Recherche du Québec, FRQ^1,2	Funding information
Genome Canada¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, FMC / HSF (Fondation des maladies du cœur du Canada)¹	Open Access policy Funding information
International Development Research Centre, IDRC^1,3	Funding information
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Prostate Cancer Canada, PCC¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Weston Brain Institute¹	Funding information

Carleton University³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of British Columbia³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Ottawa³	Open Access policy Funding information

Academy of Finland⁴	Funding information
Business Finland – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Kone Foundation^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information

University of Eastern Finland³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Turku³	Funding information

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)¹	Funding information
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa, AESA^1,2	Funding information
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, CGIAR¹	Open Access policy Funding information
DEBRA International³	Funding information
Honor Frost Foundation³	Funding information
Human Frontier Science Program, HFSP²	Funding information
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)¹	Funding information
World Cancer Research Fund^1,2	Funding information
World Health Organisation , WHO¹	Funding information

Autonomous Province Bozen-Bolzano³	Open Access policy Funding information
Cariplo Foundation (Fondazione Cariplo)^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Italian Association for Cancer Research^1,2	Funding information
National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN	Funding information
Telethon Foundation (Fondazione Telethon)²	Open Access policy Funding information

Auckland Medical Research Foundation³	Funding information
Health Research Council of New Zealand¹	Funding information

Lincoln University³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Canterbury³	Funding information

European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire)³	Open Access policy Funding information
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Basel (Universität Basel)	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Bern³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Fribourg³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Geneva³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Italian Switzerland³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Zurich, UZH (Universität Zürich)³	Open Access policy Funding information

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American Cancer Society^1,2	Funding information
American Diabetes Association¹	Funding information
American Lung Association¹	Funding information
BrightFocus Foundation¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Children's Tumor Foundation³	Open Access policy Funding information
Craig H Neilsen Foundation¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation³	Open Access policy Funding information
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health¹	Funding information
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)¹	Open Access policy Funding information
James S. Mcdonnell Foundation, JSMF^1,2	Funding information
Lung Cancer Research Foundation¹	Open Access policy Funding information
LUNGevity²	Funding information
Marine Aquarium Societies of North America, MASNA (The Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund for Publishing Open Access Marine Aquarium Research)³	Funding information
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., NIH^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
National Science Foundation, NSF^1,2	Open Access policy Funding information
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, PCORI³	Open Access policy Funding information
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation^1,3	Open Access policy Funding information
Simons Foundation¹	Open Access policy Funding information
St Baldrick's Foundation¹	Funding information
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDA)¹	Open Access policy Funding information
The Medical Foundation - A division of Health Resources in Action¹	Open Access policy Funding information
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance¹	Open Access policy Funding information
US Department of Energy¹	Open Access policy Funding information
US Environmental Protection Agency¹	Open Access policy Funding information

Allegheny College³	Open Access policy Funding information
American University³	Funding information
Amherst College³	Open Access policy Funding information
Brandeis University³	Funding information
California State University, Fullerton, CSUF³	Open Access policy Funding information
Carnegie Mellon University, CMU³	Open Access policy Funding information
Dartmouth College³	Open Access policy Funding information
Dickinson College³	Funding information
Duke University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Emory University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Franklin & Marshall College³	Funding information
Fresno State University³	Funding information
Furman University³	Funding information
George Mason University³	Funding information
Hope College³	Open Access policy Funding information
Indiana University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Indiana University Bloomington, IU Bloomington³	Open Access policy Funding information
Iowa State University of Science and Technology³	Funding information
Louisiana State University³	Funding information
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC³	Funding information
Oakland University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Oakland University, William Beaumonth School of Medicine³	Open Access policy Funding information
Portland State University, PSU³	Funding information
Princeton University³	Funding information
Samuel Merritt University, SMU³	Funding information
Thomas Jefferson University³	Funding information
Tufts University, Medford³	Funding information
University of California, Berkeley³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of California, Davis³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of California, San Francisco, UCSF³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Connecticut³	Funding information
University of Dayton, Ohio, UD³	Funding information
University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Kansas, KU³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of North Carolina, Charlotte³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Northern Colorado, UNC³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Oklahoma, UO³	Funding information
University of Rhode Island, URI³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UTK³	Open Access policy Funding information
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee³	Funding information
Utah State University, USU³	Open Access policy Funding information
Villanova University³	Funding information
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University³	Open Access policy Funding information
Wake Forest University, WFU³	Open Access policy Funding information
West Virginia University, WVU³	Open Access policy Funding information