American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Open Access Publishing Fund Grant
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Academic faculty Graduate and undergraduate students working on mentored projects.
Geography
- Citizens or residents of the United States or Canada.
- Researchers based in: Public or private academic institutions
Other requirements
- Submissions in animal welfare from any field with direct and compelling application in the United States (USA).
- Independent researchers.
- Other research institutions whether public or private
- Animal welfare organizations, human service organizations, etc.
Overview
Funder: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Open Access Publishing Fund Grant supports research that enhances animal welfare. This grant covers article processing fees for open access, peer-reviewed publications up to $5,000. Eligible applicants include U.S. citizens, residents, and researchers in animal welfare. The fund prioritizes submissions in areas such as cruelty prevention, animal sheltering, and veterinary care access, promoting impactful and innovative research.
NOTE: Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. We will review applications until we have used all funds allocated to the grant for the year.
The ASPCA is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to support research that advances animal welfare. The ASPCA Open Access Publishing Fund (OAPF) is designed to support the dissemination of results of innovative and impactful animal welfare research. The program will subsidize article processing charges for selected articles, up to $5,000 per article. OAPF funds apply to publication and processing fees for open access scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.
Eligibility
Submissions in animal welfare from any field with direct and compelling application in the United States (USA).Citizens or residents of the United States or CanadaAcademic faculty Graduate and undergraduate students working on mentored projectsIndependent researchersResearchers based in: Public or private academic institutions
Other research institutions whether public or private
Animal welfare organizations, human service organizations, etc.
Government agenciesQuality, peer-reviewed, indexed scholarly journalsJournals providing unfettered access to the article immediately upon publicationEmpirical and review papers
What The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 538
- Total given
- $21.76M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,000–$1.07M
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 60% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
See part iv
$1.07M
Animal Care Centers of NYC
See part iv
$949K
Nebraska Humane Society
See part iv
$918K
Emancipet
See part iv
$665K
Animal Rescue Coalition Inc
See part iv
$468K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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