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), and other state and national programs supporting OER.

Application Deadlines for Funding Opportunities

• March 19, 2025: Virginia Open Educational Resource (OER) Impact Award nomination form — 3 awards of $2,000 for outstanding OER created by individuals or groups working in Virginia (self-nominations accepted)
• March 23, 2025: JMU Libraries Summer Stipend for Transitioning to OER — Up to five (5) $2,000 stipends to instructors to develop a new syllabus using open and affordable course materials.
• April 11, 2025: JMU Libraries Open Pedagogy Fellowship — $1500 stipend for faculty members to work and participate in a learning community with JMU colleagues in Fall 2025.
• May 2, 2025: Open Adopt Grants from VIVA (grants of $2,000 for individual faculty members hoping to adopt an already existing open resource)

Expected Future Opportunities

• 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 for research and scholarship publications in open education
• Fall 2025: Get Started Using Open Textbooks from JMU Libraries — An asynchronous online workshop with a $200 stipend
• Late 2025 / Early 2026: Open Course Grants from VIVA — requires coordination through the JMU Office of Sponsored Programs 

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.