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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions

Terms and conditions for block grants awarded to research organisations to support compliance with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s open access policy

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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2026 to 2027 (PDF)

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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2025 to 2026 (PDF)

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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2024 to 2025 (PDF)

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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2023 to 2024 (PDF)

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UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

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Details

UKRI provides an open access block grant to research organisations to help them support researchers to comply with the research article requirements of UKRI’s open access policy.

The terms and conditions detail what research organisations can and cannot use the block grant for and the financial reporting requirements.

Updates

  • 3 June 2026
    Added UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2026 to 2027.
  • 25 April 2025
    Added UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2025 to 2026.
  • 5 April 2024
    Added UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2024 to 2025.
  • 24 May 2023
    Added UKRI open access block grant terms and conditions: 2023 to 2024.

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