VIVA Open Adopt Grants provide awards of $2,000 to individual instructors to support the time it takes to integrate existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus, and to ensure that the results of those efforts are widely available to Virginia educators. Detailed information and applications can be found on the VIVA Open Grants application page.
Instructors interested in applying for this opportunity are encouraged to explore VIVA's repository of Open Education Resources, VIVA Open, to discover open resources that may be of use in their courses. Applicants do not need to choose a resource listed in VIVA Open to apply for the grant.
Preference will be given to projects that incorporate a VIVA-funded open educational resource (OER) into their courses. While the committee has a stated preference for funding the adoption of OER funded by VIVA, they recognize that those projects are limited in number and applications for the adoption of other materials are welcomed.
Please send any questions to vivaopen@gmu.edu
VIVA Open Course Grants are meant to support individuals and teams as they write new course materials, including test banks and assignments, curate a variety of materials together to meet the needs of a course, or adapt openly-licensed resources to help achieve pedagogical goals.
Open Course Grants will be awarded in four categories:
More information about VIVA Open Course Grants, including a description of each grant category, can be found at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.
Please send any questions to: vivaopen@gmu.edu.