Grants & Stipends for Open Education

Funding opportunities are available for JMU faculty who want to explore, adopt, or create open educational resources (OER).

The grants and stipends listed below, ranging from $200 to $50,000, are provided by JMU, VIVA (Virginia’s academic library consortium), or the Department of Education.

Application Deadlines for Funding Opportunities

• None as of December 16, 2024; please see below for expected future opportunities.
  

Expected Future Opportunities

• Opening January 6, 2025: Get Started Using Open Textbooks from JMU Libraries (asynchronous online workshop with a $200 stipend)
• Spring 2025: Open Course Grants from VIVA (requires coordination through the JMU Office of Sponsored Programs)
• Spring 2025: JMU Libraries Summer Stipend for Transitioning to OER
• Spring/Summer 2025: U.S. Dept. of Ed. Open Textbook Pilot Grant (requires coordination through the JMU Office of Sponsored Programs)
• Summer 2025: Open Education Research Fellowship stipends up to $4,200 for research and scholarship publications in open education
• Fall 2025: Open Adopt Grants from VIVA (grants for individual faculty members hoping to adopt an already existing open resource)

Learn More

Visit our JMU Faculty Stories page to discover how other faculty are benefiting from grants and stipends as they incorporate open course materials into their classes.