Coming soon Capacity-building Grant Technical Assistance
Institutional Repository Capacity Grant
Support for institutions that already have a repository to improve its policies, content, metadata quality and use.
This is a planned grant concept and is not yet open. Eligibility criteria, value and deadlines will be published when the Foundation opens the call.
Overview
Having a repository is only the first step; many repositories hold little content or are rarely used. This grant concept supports repository policies, deposit workflows and advocacy, metadata quality, and interoperability so that repositories become active, trusted sources of institutional research.
Who can apply
Intended for: Academic libraries, Research institutions, Universities.
Detailed eligibility criteria will be published when this call opens.
How applications are assessed
Selection criteria will be published with the call.
Applications are screened for eligibility and completeness, reviewed and scored by qualified reviewers who have declared any conflicts of interest, and decided by an authorised committee. Automated tools may help check completeness, but funding decisions are always made by people. Read the grant guidelines.
Expected outcomes and impact
- Adopted repository and deposit policies
- Measurable growth in deposits and use
- InputsRepository expertise; training; policy templates.
- ActivitiesRepository assessment; policy development; deposit campaigns; metadata clean-up; interoperability improvements.
- OutputsPolicies adopted; items added; metadata improved.
- OutcomesActive, well-used repositories.
- Long-term impactInstitutional research that is preserved and discoverable.
How results will be measured
- Repositories supported
- New items deposited
- Repository usage
- Repository staff trained