Below you will find a collection of currently-open grants, subsidies and other funding opportunities specifically for Open Science. Some grants are only available for WU contracts, so be sure to check the eligibility criteria first.
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The FAIR Data Fund offers researchers an opportunity to apply for financial aid to cover the costs of making their research outputs FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The FDF can be used to make datasets, data collections, software, code, and other research outputs FAIR. We encourage researchers to seek funding for whichever research outputs they think would be most improved from being made more FAIR.
Deadline November 30, 2026
This funding round supports making research output open and FAIR in order to maximise the impact of research. The focus is on non-traditional research outputs, as well as for activities that demonstrably contribute to this objective.
Closes 23 February 2027
This Call for proposals focuses on the improvement of existing digital infrastructures that support open science practices. It covers the entire spectrum of open science and is deliberately broad in scope to be inclusive of the community's diverse digital infrastructure needs.
Letter of intent required before 3 November 2026
Through this programme, open science professionals can apply for funding for a study visit to a research institution abroad. This enables open science professionals to gain valuable knowledge and experience of best practices in the field of open science.
Deadline 3 December 2026
Project leaders or co-applicants of awarded NWO research projects can apply for funding of the costs of Open Access publishing of academic books that result from NWO funding.
Small grants to cover additional effort required to make existing materials openly available, such as formatting, licensing, or minor adaptations for broad audiences.
Ongoing call
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