The Textbook Liberation Fund

[rory]

ALL
I have contacted the US-based SkyePack Textbook Liberation Fund Director, Kris Staff and she has informed me that Non-US faculty are eligible to participate in their RFP.  NOTE the deadline for the first call is FEB 28, 2016 in two weeks. There will be other calls later, but I would suggest that the odds of acceptance will be better in this first call. I shall have further discussions with her later this week.

Information about the fund is available at:
http://skyepack.com/Textbook-Liberation-Fund.html

The Textbook Liberation Fund was created to provide financial assistance to faculty members pursuing, or interested in pursuing, a course materials cost reduction project (“Project”). Applications will be accepted in 3-4 application rounds each year, with grant awardees from each application round moving through their Projects from development to launch as a group or cohort (“Cohort”). $500,000 is available for disbursement over the lifetime of the Textbook Liberation Fund, with individual project grant awards varying in size based on multiple factors including, but not limited to:

• The number of faculty members involved in the Project
• The scope of the Project
• The amount of effort required for the Project
• The potential impact of the Project to student savings

Here is a news release about the programme:
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/new-textbook-liberation-fund-aims-to-save-college-students-1-billion-2095126.htm

Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss.

All the best.
Rory

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Rory McGreal
UNESCO/COL/ICDE Chair in OER
Co-Editor IRRODL
Athabasca University

[Hemlata Chari]

Thanks Rory for sharing
Is it applicable to  Indians?
I need your guidance let me go and read if I have any query shall mail you.
Hows it going otherwise?
Take Care
Hema

Dr Hemlata Chari
Deputy Director Academic
IDOL
Univ of Mumbai

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[rory]

Hemlata,
My understanding is that it is open to all. But they may want some US benefit. I shall talk to her this week and get more info. And, you could contact her directly. She responded quickly to my queries. Kris Skaff <kr...@skyepack.com>
All the best.
Rory

Rory McGreal
UNESCO/COL/ICDE Chair in OER
Co-Editor IRRODL
Athabasca University

[Hemlata Chari]

Thanks Rory

H R Chari, PhD -Univ of Alberta
Deputy Director- Academic
IDOL
University of Mumbai
India

[Cable Green]

Thanks Rory:

I'm going to reach out and ask if they will please require a CC license on the products of their grants - so everyone can use the resources produced.

I don't see that requirement in their existing language.

Cheers,

Cable

Cable