Grant funds are available for instructors who choose to replace all or some of their current course materials with no or low-cost alternatives. Funds are available at two levels, based on the anticipated amount of time effort and the impact of the proposed changes. Eligible no-cost course materials may include openly licensed textbooks or other Open Educational Resources (OER), texts and media freely available online, instructor-created or adapted materials, or materials available through the UNL Libraries. Grantees are provided funding to implement changes within their courses and to participate in program evaluation.
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No-Cost Award - $1,000: Replace current course materials with no-cost course materials to reduce cost of course materials to $0.
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Low-Cost Award - $500: Replace at least some existing course materials with no-cost course materials to reduce total cost of course materials to $40 or less.
After participating in a course materials review, instructors may apply for grant funds here. Grant proposals are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
