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Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

Pillar I: Facilitating development of institutional open access policies through the retention of intellectual property rights

Funds a European effort to help research organisations adopt open-access policies that retain authors’ rights.

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Rights retention lets authors or institutions keep sufficient copyright and reuse rights to make scholarly work immediately available under an open licence such as CC BY, regardless of publisher policy. The action should build networks of research organisations, produce practical guidance, tools and training, document lessons and best practice, and design strategies that researchers will approve a

This Coordination and Support Action helps research-performing organisations across the EU and Associated Countries adopt or expand institutional open-access and rights-retention policies. It should connect policy-makers, funders, libraries and research organisations, account for national legal and policy contexts, and address research assessment, open-access costs and disciplinary differences.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.11 Mar 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€2M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01Source: ec.europa.eu