The European Commission recently launched a Pilot to fund Open Access publications for finalized FP7 projects through the OpenAIRE project. The objective is to improve the access to the research results of FP7 projects.
The web service for collecting and processing funding requests for the EC/FP7 post-grant Gold Open Access Pilot is now available and will answer the needs of various target audiences:
- Researchers: request funding through a guided process
- Project Coordinators: see funding opportunities and monitor project results
- Institutions: claim funding on behalf of your researchers, monitor your institution’s FP7 post-grant traffic
- Publishers: deliver information on APCs, manage invoices, monitor journal FP7 post-grant traffic
Researchers, or institutions on their behalf, can request funding for their OA publicatons arising from finished FP7 projects that meet the eligibility requirements described in the Pilot policy guidelines, and monitor their request to the very end.
For more information on the technical requirements and specificities of the publications eligible for funding, visit the information page of OpenAire.