  Experimentally probing the charm-Yukawa coupling in the LHC experiments is
important, but very challenging due to an enormous QCD background. We study a
new channel that can be used to search for the Higgs decay $H\to c\bar c$,
using the vector boson fusion (VBF) mechanism with an associated photon. In
addition to suppressing the QCD background, the photon gives an effective
trigger handle. We discuss the trigger implications of this final state that
can be utilized in ATLAS and CMS. We propose a novel search strategy for $H\to
c\bar c$ in association with VBF jets and a photon, where we find a projected
sensitivity of about 13 times the SM charm-Yukawa coupling at 95$\%$
$\text{CL}_s$ at High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). Our result is comparable and
complementary to existing projections at the HL-LHC. We also discuss the
implications of increasing the center of mass collision energy to 30 TeV and
100 TeV.
