USU Libraries awards $30,000 annually to help authors from USU pay for open access publishing. Twice a year, on January 1st and July 1st, you can apply for up to $1500 to cover the Article Processing Charge (APC) for a Gold Open Access journal. You have to be a USU faculty member, staff member, or student, and you can only get one award a year. To make sure you get an award, apply right away when the fund opens. If you receive an award you will have to deposit a copy of your published article in USU's repository. You can't use the money to pay for other publishing costs, like page charges or color figure charges, and you can't for use an award for reimbursement if you've already paid the APC.
The January funding round is now closed, and we are no longer accepting applications at this time. Due to an overwhelming number of submissions, we are unable to accommodate any further applications for this cycle. The next funding round will open on July 1st, 2025.
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For January 2nd 2025, applicants will be asked to provide their ORCID ID number. Learn more about ORCID.
Applicants must ensure that their article is submitted to the journal listed on their application within 6 weeks of receiving an award notice. Failure to submit the article within 6 weeks of receiving an award notice may result in forfeiture of the award.
By applying for the USU Libraries Open Access Fund, you agree to these terms and conditions. For any further questions or clarifications, please email scholarlycommunications@usu.edu.