SCOSS Expression of Interest 2026

"Having raised over €7.4 million to sustain vital, non-commercial infrastructure and services within the Open Science community; the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) is searching for new potential candidate organisations to fund during the 2026 to 2028 SCOSS funding cycle. We welcome applications from across the world: particularly from Asia and Africa, although all regions are invited to apply.

In short, this is how the initiative works: SCOSS provides the framework and funding structure, vetting potential candidates based on a defined set of criteria. The most eligible of those that pass the vigorous evaluation are then presented to the global Open Access/Open Science community of stakeholders with an appeal for monetary support in a crowdfunding-style approach.

The kinds of costs in scope for SCOSS include supporting operational expenses to make the infrastructure technically or financially more sustainable.

The SCOSS Board is seeking potential candidates for preliminary assessment.

At minimum, each candidate infrastructure must meet the following four basic qualifications:

1. The infrastructure is established and has been operational for at least two years, and can demonstrate its sustainability challenge.
2. Have a non-profit status in the country in which they are based and/or be affiliated with or owned by a research or educational institution.
3. Services provided must be of multi-national or international relevance and
4. Be broadly relevant to more than one research discipline."