The Water Institute Support for Enhanced Research Access (WISER Access) program provides up to $1,500 per paper to help Water Institute affiliate faculty publish accepted research as open access.

By reducing financial barriers to open-access publishing, WISER Access helps increase the visibility, accessibility, and impact of research conducted by the University of Florida water community.

Selected research will be featured in The Droplet, the Water Institute’s newsletter.

– Eligibility –

Applicants must:

• Be affiliated with the Water Institute.
• Have a manuscript that has been accepted for publication.
• Demonstrate that terrestrial water systems (e.g., freshwater, groundwater) and their interactions with human, coastal, or atmospheric systems are a central theme of the research.
• Publish the article as open access, either in a fully open-access journal or through an open-access option offered by the publisher.

– Application Process –

Applications are due on the first Friday of each month and must include:

• Publication details (journal name, article title, and author list)
• Open-access publication costs
• Author affiliation information
• A brief, non-technical summary describing the research and its anticipated impact

– Review Process –

Applications will be reviewed by Water Institute staff based on:

• Alignment with the Water Institute mission
• Applicant’s level of engagement with the Water Institute
• The quality and impact of the research
• The strength of the non-technical summary

– Funding –

Awards provide reimbursement of up to $1,500 per paper for eligible open-access publication costs. Funding is supported through indirect cost return (IDC/F&A) contributions to the Water Institute and currently supports approximately one to two papers per month.