Wellcome Trust Open Access Funding
The University has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Open Access block grant for the year beginning 1 October 2012. The grant is to cover the Open Access publishing costs of any research paper, supported in whole or in part by Wellcome Trust funding, which has been accepted for publication in a journal that offers a Wellcome-compliant Open Access option. The grant will be administered by the Research Policy Office.
If you are eligible and wish to apply for funding please complete an application form >>
Further information on Wellcome Trust Open Access funding policy can be found on the Wellcome Trust website using the following link http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/openaccess
You can also determine whether a journal offers the Open Access option by accessing the Sherpa/RoMEO database at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romep.php
Complete applications are to be forwarded to:
Janet Guilfoyle (ext 2581, j.guilfoyle@qub.ac.uk)
Research Policy Office
Research & Enterprise Directorate
63 University Road
Belfast BT7 1HF
