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

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Australian Research Council1

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National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC2Open Access policy
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Queensland University of Technology, QUT3Open Access policy
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Belgium

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

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China

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Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS2Open Access policy
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Europe

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European Commission, EC

Horizon 2020 grant scheme1,2

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European Research Council (ERC), ERC1,2

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Germany

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European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL3Open Access policy
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)3

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

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Helmholtz Association (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)3

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Leibniz Consortium (Leibniz Gemeinschaft)3,4

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Volkswagen Foundation (Volkswagen Stiftung)1,3

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Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg3,4

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Bielefeld University (Universität Bielefeld)3,4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, FAU3,4

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

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Ilmenau University of Technology (Technische Universität Ilmenau)3,4Open Access policy
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Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)3,4

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Kaiserslautern University of Technology (Technische Universität Kaiserslautern)3,4Open Access Policy
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)3,4

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Leibniz Institute of Wildlife and Zoo Research4

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

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Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig)3,4

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

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

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

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

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University of Bremen (Universität Bremen)3,4

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

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

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University of Kassel (Universität Kassel)3,4Open Access policy
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University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)3,4

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

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

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University of Passau (Universität Passau)3Open Access policy
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University of Potsdam (Universität Potsdam)3,4

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University of Regensburg (Universität Regensburg)3,4

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University of Rostock (Universität Rostock)3,4

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University of Stuttgart (Universität Stuttgart)3,4

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University of Tuebingen (Universität Tubingen)3,4

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University of Ulm (Universität Ulm)3,4

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University of Würzburg (Julius Maximilians Universität Wurzburg)3

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Iceland

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Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís)1

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Japan

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS2

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Lithuania

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

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Netherlands

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Dutch Cancer Society, KWF (KWF Kankerbestrijding)1

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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research1Open Access policy
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Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft)3

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Erasmus University, Rotterdam3Open Access policy
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Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research3Funding information

Utrecht University, UU (Universiteit Utrecht)3

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Norway

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Research Council of Norway, RCN (Norges forskningsråd)4

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

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

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Østfold University College3Open Access policy
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Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)3

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

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University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder)3

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University of Bergen, UiB (Universitetet i Bergen)3Open Access policy
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University of Tromsø / Arctic University of Norway, UiT (Universitetet i Tromsø / Norges arktiske universitet)3

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Volda University College (Høgskulen i Volda)3Open Access policy
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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)3Funding information

Serbia

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Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development1,2

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Qatar

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Qatar National Library, QNL3

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Singapore

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

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South Africa

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South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

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University of Cape Town, UCT3

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University of Pretoria3Open Access policy
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Sweden

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Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen)1

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

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

Swedish Research Council, VR (Vetenskapsrådet)1,2

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

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Lund University (Lunds universitet)3

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Malmö University3Open Access policy
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Södertörn University3Funding information

Stockholm University3

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UK

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Action on Hearing Loss2

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Alzheimer's Research UK1Open Access policy
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Blood Cancer UK (formerly Bloodwise, formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research)2,4

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Breast Cancer Now2

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British Heart Foundation, BHF3,4

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Cancer Research UK2,4

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Chief Scientist Office, CSO3

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Children's Investment Fund Foundation, CIFF1,2

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Department for International Development, DFID1

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

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Dunhill Medical Trust, DMT3

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Leverhulme Trust1,2

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Marie Curie1,2Funding information

Motor Neurone Disease Association, MNDA3

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Myrovlytis Trust3

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

Parkinson’s UK2,4

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Stroke Association1

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The Academy of Medical Sciences, AMS1,2

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

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Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK)3,4

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Wellcome Trust, WT4

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Worldwide Cancer Research3Open Access policy
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Yorkshire Cancer Research3Funding information

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Aberystwyth University4

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Anglia Ruskin University3,4

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Aston University4

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Bangor University4

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Bournemouth University, BU3,4

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Brunel University3,4

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Cranfield University4

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Durham University4

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EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, EBI4

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Glasgow Caledonian University, GCU4

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Heriot-Watt University4

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Imperial College London3,4

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Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS4

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Institute of Education, University College London, IOE4

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King’s College London, KCL4

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Lancaster University3,4

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Liverpool John Moores University, LJMU4

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London School of Economics & Political Science, LSE3,4

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Loughborough University4

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Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU4

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MRC Centre Cambridge4

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MRC Toxicology Unit4

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MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit4

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National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, NOC4

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Newcastle University3,4

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Northumbria University3,4

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Nottingham Trent University, NTU4

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Open University, OU4

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Oxford Brookes University4

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Plymouth University4

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Queen Mary University of London, QMUL4

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Queen’s University Belfast, QUB4

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Royal Veterinary College, University of London, RVC4

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

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Sheffield Hallam University, SHU3,4

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St. George’s University of London, SGUL4

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Swansea University4

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The Francis Crick Institute3Open Access policy
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UCL School of Pharmacy4

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University College London, UCL3,4

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University of Bath4

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University of Birmingham4

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University of Bradford4

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University of Bristol4

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University of Cambridge4

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University of Dundee3,4

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University of Edinburgh3,4

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University of Essex4

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University of Exeter4

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University of Huddersfield3,4

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University of Leeds4

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University of Liverpool3,4

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

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University of Manchester, UoM4

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University of Northampton3

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University of Nottingham3,4

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University of Oxford4

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University of Portsmouth3,4

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University of Reading4

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University of Salford4

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University of Sheffield4Open Access policy
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University of Southampton4Open Access policy
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University of St. Andrews3,4Open Access policy
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University of Strathclyde4Open Access policy
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University of Sussex4Funding information
University of West of England, UWE4Open Access policy
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University of Ulster4Open Access policy
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University of Warwick4Open Access policy
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University of Westminster3Open Access policy
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University of York4Open Access policy
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Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute4Open Access policy
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Austria

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Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education & Research for Development (Austrian Development Cooperation)2,3Open Access policy
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Austrian Science Fund, FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung3

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Institutions

Austrian Academy of Sciences3Funding information

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

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria3

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International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA3

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Medical University of Graz (Medizinische Universität Graz)3Funding information
Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck)3Funding information
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences3Funding information

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

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

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

University of Vienna (Universität Wien)3

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Vienna University of Economics and Business (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)3Open Access policy
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Vienna University of Technology , TUW (Technische Universität Wien)3

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Canada

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Canadian Cancer Society, CCS1,2

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR1,2

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Fonds de Recherche du Québec, FRQ1,2Funding information

Genome Canada1

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

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International Development Research Centre, IDRC1,3

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

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Prostate Cancer Canada, PCC1

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

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Weston Brain Institute1Funding information

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Brock University3

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Carleton University3

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University of British Columbia3Open Access policy
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University of Ottawa3

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Finland

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Academy of Finland4Funding information
Business Finland – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation1Open Access policy
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Kone Foundation1,2Open Access policy
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University of Eastern Finland3

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University of Turku3Funding information


Hungary

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

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Debrecen University3

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Jordan

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Higher Council for Science and Technology, HCST1

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Ireland

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Science Foundation Ireland, SFI1

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International

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Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)1Funding information
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa, AESA1,2Funding information
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, CGIAR1Open Access policy
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DEBRA InternationalFunding information
Honor Frost Foundation3Funding information
Human Frontier Science Program, HFSP2Funding information
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)1Funding information

World Cancer Research Fund1,2

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World Health Organisation , WHO1

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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology1

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Italy

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Autonomous Province Bozen-Bolzano3Open Access policy
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Cariplo Foundation (Fondazione Cariplo)1,2

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Italian Association for Cancer Research1,2Funding information
Ministry of Education, Universities and Research1Funding information

National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN

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Telethon Foundation (Fondazione Telethon)2

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Free University of Bozen3

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Kenya

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International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI1

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Luxembourg

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

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New Zealand

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Auckland Medical Research Foundation3Funding information
Health Research Council of New Zealand1Funding information

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Lincoln University3

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University of Canterbury3Funding information

Poland

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National Science Centre (NCN)1

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Slovenia

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Ministry of Education, Science and Sport1,2

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Spain

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"la Caixa" Foundation1Open Access policy
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University of Barcelona, UB (Universitat de Barcelona)3

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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)1,2

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European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire)3Open Access policy
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)3

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University of Basel (Universität Basel)

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University of Bern3Open Access policy
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University of Fribourg3Open Access policy
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University of Geneva3Open Access policy
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University of Italian Switzerland3Open Access policy
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University of Zurich, UZH (Universität Zürich)3

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USA

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American Cancer Society1,2 Funding information
American Diabetes Association1Funding information
American Lung Association1Funding information
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation3

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BrightFocus Foundation1

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Children's Tumor Foundation3

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Craig H Neilsen Foundation1

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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation3

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Foundation for the National Institutes of Health1Funding information
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation1,2

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

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Lung Cancer Research Foundation1

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LUNGevity2Funding information
Marine Aquarium Societies of North America, MASNA (The Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund for Publishing Open Access Marine Aquarium Research)3

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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

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National Science Foundation, NSF1,2

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network1

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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, PCORI3

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation1,3

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Simons Foundation1

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St Baldrick's Foundation1Funding information
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDA)1

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The Medical Foundation - A division of Health Resources in Action1

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Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance1

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US Department of Energy1

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US Environmental Protection Agency1

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Allegheny College3

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American University3Funding information
Amherst College3Open Access policy
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Brandeis University3

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California State University, Fullerton, CSUF3

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Carnegie Mellon University, CMU3

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Dartmouth College3

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Dickinson College3Funding information
Duke University3

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Emory University3

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Franklin & Marshall College3Funding information
Fresno State University3Funding information
Furman University3Funding information
George Mason University3

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Hope College3Open Access policy
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Indiana University3Open Access policy
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Indiana University Bloomington, IU Bloomington3

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Iowa State University of Science and Technology3Funding information
Louisiana State University3Funding information
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC3

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Oakland University3Open Access policy
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Oakland University, William Beaumonth School of Medicine3Open Access policy
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Portland State University, PSU3

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Princeton University3Funding information
Samuel Merritt University, SMU3

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Thomas Jefferson University3Funding information
Tufts University, Medford3

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University of California, Berkeley3

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University of California, Davis3

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University of California, San Francisco, UCSF3

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University of Connecticut3

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University of Dayton, Ohio, UD3

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University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC3

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University of Kansas, KU3

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University of North Carolina, Charlotte3

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University of Northern Colorado, UNC3

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University of Oklahoma, UO3

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University of Rhode Island, URI3
 

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UTK3

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee3

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Utah State University, USU3

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Villanova University3Funding information
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University3

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Wake Forest University, WFU3

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West Virginia University, WVU3

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