# Switzerland launches first national funding scheme for Diamond OA journals (deadline for application: 16 August 2026)

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/switzerland-launches-first-national-funding-scheme-for-diamond-oa-journals-deadline-for-application-16-august-2026/993>\
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**Created:** [27 July 2026 10:57 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/switzerland-launches-first-national-funding-scheme-for-diamond-oa-journals-deadline-for-application-16-august-2026/993 "2026-07-27T10:57:53Z")\
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Great news for scholar-led journals! The [Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries](https://codoa.ch) (CoDOA), working with ten partner institutions, has launched the first national consortial funding scheme dedicated to Diamond Open Access journals in Switzerland. Developed as part of the CoDOA project (2025-2026), the scheme takes a community-driven approach to supporting journals run by and for the scholarly community.

**The call for journal applications is now open!**

If your journal ticks these boxes, you’re invited to apply:

- free of charge for both authors and readers
- published for at least one year in Diamond Open Access
- immediate Open Access, with no embargo or reader registration
- published under an open licence
- owned by a public or not-for-profit organisation (or part thereof)
- embedded in Swiss research communities

**Journals define their own funding target and funding purpose. Minimum funding amount: CHF 4’000/year; maximum funding amount: CHF 30’000/year.**

Funding is awarded if the individual funding target has been reached and at least three institutions have pledged support for the journal. Successful journals receive funding for a three-year funding period.

**Apply: [https://codoa.ch/for-journals/](https://codoa.ch/for-journals/) (Deadline: Sunday, 16 August 2026)**

Feel free to share this with any journals in your network that might be eligible, always good to see more support flowing toward scholar-led publishing!