Grant Funding for OER Adaptation and Creation
- VIVA Open Grants- As part of VIVA’s Open and Affordable Course Content Programs, VIVA provides two grant opportunities, the VIVA Open Adopt Grants and the VIVA Open Course Grants. These grants encourage the use of open and affordable course content, including textbooks, software, and other course materials, by providing funding for instructors to adopt, adapt, and create course content that can be made available to students for no or very little cost. Grant details, application and award deadlines, and program information can be found below.
- VIVA Open Adopt Grants- $2,000 grants to adopt a pre-existing open educational resource for a recurring course. The previous round of VIVA Open Adopt Grants took place in fall, 2021.
- VIVA Open Course Grants- Grants that range from $2,000 up to $30,000 and support individuals and teams in adopting, adapting, and creating free and affordable course content. Applications for VIVA Open Course Grants are due February 23, 2022. The next round of Open Course grants will be announced in late fall, 2022.