OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective
peter.suber's bookmarks 2026-01-07
Summary:
"One of the key aims of the Open Book Collective is to support publishers, infrastructure providers and other organizations to build capacity to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of Open Access books. One way it does this is by awarding grants from its Collective Development Fund....
With this call, we are pleased to announce the fund’s third call, inviting applications for projects of no more than 12 months, with grants available of between £7,500 and £15,000. We expect Collective Development Fund calls to be repeated annually. In this round, we expect to issue new grants totalling no more than £37,500. This call is funded by the Copim Open Book Futures project. In subsequent rounds, the annual amount administered will depend on funds received from our Supporter Programme.
We welcome applications from individuals and organizations globally, who meet the eligibility criteria below. The 2026 call closes on March 7 2026."