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Open Access Books

This scheme funds the Open Access publication of academic books that result from NWO-funded research projects. It covers Book Processing Charges for peer-reviewed monographs, edited collections, and critical editions, with a maximum of €10,000 per project. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no deadlines, and are assessed by the NWO Office against criteria such as peer review, Creative Commons licensing, and deposit in the OAPEN library.

Up to €10,000 Rolling

Official page ↗ How to apply (agency hub) · hub

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Applicant type

Individual

Institution type

University, Research Institute, Nonprofit, Government, Other

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Employment status

Tenured Position, Tenure Track Agreement

Applicant role

Pi, Co Pi

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Project leaders or co-applicants of awarded NWO research projects with a tenured position or tenure track agreement at eligible research organisations (universities, UMCs, KNAW/NWO institutes, etc.) can apply. Persons with zero-hour or limited-term contracts (except tenure track) are not eligible.

Deadline

Rolling / ongoing

Application form effort

1 form file(s) downloaded; 1 explicit questions; 17 writing prompts; 1 fields/sections; word limits totaling ~100; page limits totaling ~10; moderate — substantial written sections

NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions (5 pages)

Sample questions

to be realized, and what critical problems are a threat to the success of the feasibility study?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	NWO	www.nwo.nl ↗
Country / funding source	NL · NWO	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Deadline	Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Funding amount	Up to €10,000	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Eligibility	6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
How to apply (agency hub) — https://www.nwo.nl/en/apply-funding-how-does-it-work ↗ (generic agency hub)
Application form: NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions — download ↗ (5 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

“How to apply (agency hub)” is a generic agency hub, not the specific call page.

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.