Call for Proposals for USM 2024 OER Grant Program

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:32:50 -0500
educational, oer, open, resources

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program.

For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant programs. Learn more below.

Faculty OER Grant Program
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for its Faculty OER Grant Program, which supports faculty efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Marylands postsecondary institutions through the incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.

Available grants in 2024:

Adopt/Adapt OER ($1,000 grant + Participation in the Lumen Circles Community of Practice)

Create/Revise and Publish OER ($2,000 grant + Participation in the Rebus Textbook Success Program)

OLI STEM Courseware Grant - Use & Evaluate Track ($1,500 grant + Participation in the NSF-Funded Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative (OLI) STEM Courseware Project) NOTE: Available for 2-year colleges only

OLI STEM Courseware Grant - Use & Improve Track ($5,000 grant + Participation in the NSF-Funded Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative (OLI) STEM Courseware Project) NOTE: Available for 2-year colleges only

Institutional OER Grant Program
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for the Institutional OER Grant Program, which supports strategic institutional efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Marylands postsecondary institutions through more systemic incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.

For 2024, selected institutions will be awarded $20,000 grants to support significant advances in OER adoption, scaling, and sustainability in support of student success. In addition, grantees will receive strategic planning and implementation support for their projects from M.O.S.T. in the form of consultations and regular monthly check-ins.

All proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, March 1, 2024

Informational Webinar
An informational webinar about the 2023 M.O.S.T. OER Grant Opportunity was held on Monday, January 22, 2024. Watch the Recording

Please feel free to share this information with interested faculty and staff. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at most@usmd.edu

Thank you for your support in increasing access, affordability, and achievement for all Maryland higher education students through open educational resources (OER).

Nancy

Nancy O Neill, Ed.D.
Acting Director, William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation
University System of Maryland