Faculty: Apply for a $2000 Grant to Switch to Open (No-Cost) Course Materials

Posted September 26, 2024 in Featured News, JMU Libraries News, Open Education News

JMU faculty, do you want to swap out an expensive textbook for an option that is open, available through JMU Libraries, or otherwise cost-free for your students?

Apply by November 13, 2024 for an Open Adopt Grant, which awards $2,000 to instructors to support the integration of existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus. Grants are offered in the fall of each academic year.

What JMU professors are saying: Jeannie Harding received a similar $2,000 grant from JMU to swap out expensive textbooks for open online materials. By choosing high-quality free open resources for her GenEd History class, she is saving each of her students $250-300.

“It’s not often you get a stipend so nice to do something like this, so I just really appreciate it. The process was easy, and I hope more people will get on board with it.” – Jeannie Harding, adjunct professor at JMU

Ready to start looking at open course materials? Visit our Find Open and Affordable Course Materials page or contact Liz Thompson, JMU’s Open Education Librarian.

Learn more about VIVA Open Adopt Grants or register for an informational webinar on November 6 at 10am.