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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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research

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