Grants available for OER course redesigns

Ongoing Application Review

Eligibility & Details

To support and encourage OER use and innovative pedagogy, CTRL offers faculty stipends for OER projects. In addition to stipends, selected faculty will receive technical and instructional design support from CTRL staff.

Any full-time or adjunct American University faculty member may apply.
Preference is given to faculty members who have not previously received OER grant support.
Grants will be remunerated as taxable stipends upon completion of course redesign.
Redesigned courses should be offered within the next academic year.

OER Course Redesigns

Faculty are invited to submit proposals for redesigning a course to use OERs. Although use of OERs is a requirement, successful proposals will outline projects that go further than replacing a commercial text with an open one. Faculty previously selected for OER grants have significantly redeveloped their course or created OER materials, for example, adding active learning components to class time, compiling wide ranging open media into a textbook alternative, significantly revising the scope and context of existing OER, or creating their own full-course length OER. Selected faculty will each receive a stipend of $500-$1,000.

Application Form