You will find here the open calls for Open Access, Open Research Data and Innovative Areas of the Programme Open Science II. We invite you to collaborate across institutional and disciplinary boundaries and make use of synergies. With your proposals, you contribute to the success of the OA and ORD strategies.

The calls for projects listed below are addressed to eligible higher education institutions. For more information on the regulations for federal project contributions, please refer to the guidelines.  

Further information about the programme can be found on this website as well as in the programme application (German | French) and the implementation plan.

The application guidelines for the respective calls are listed below. 

This page is frequently updated.

Due to the approaching end of the Programme Open Science II, all calls for projects are closed. No further applications for projects can be submitted. 

Applications for projects which have been submitted before 31 Janaury 2026 will be decided upon by the Delegation Open Science at its March meeting. 

We would like to thank you for your interest in the Programme Open Science II.