Paid Open Education Opportunities
Amy Hofer
Hi all,
There is still time to register for the 2025 Oregon Virtual Statewide OER Symposium, taking place online on Friday, May 2, 2025. Part-time faculty and staff at Oregon’s public community colleges and universities are eligible for stipends for attendance and supplemental childcare.
Please read on for additional paid opportunities with Open Oregon Educational Resources!
1. The call for OER grant proposals is open through June 20. If you submit a proposal, please check your email over the summer to answer followup questions and to find out whether you're receiving funding for the 2025-27 biennium. (Bring your questions to the Grant Proposal Q&A on May 15, 12-1.)
2. The call for OER mini-grant proposals is open through May 9. Receive $300 for very small open education projects that will take approximately 6 hours of work to complete before June 30, 2025.
3. Register for the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort by June 13. Participants will earn a $200 stipend upon completion of “Part 1- Explore” (July 7-August 8) and will have the option to earn an additional $300 stipend in “Part 2- Implement” (August 11-Sept 5).
4. Register for a Virtual OER Review Workshop taking place on one of three dates: August 5, 1pm–2pm; August 6, 5pm–6pm; or August 7th, 12pm–1pm. After the workshop, you’ll receive a $200-$300 stipend for writing a review of an open educational resource.
5. Oregon community college and university instructors who teach courses for preservice teachers are invited to register for a Virtual Summer Convening on September 8, 2025. Participants will receive a $400 stipend (and a $100 childcare stipend if applicable). A $750 grant is also available for preservice faculty to redesign and pilot your course by June 30, 2026, using open educational resources with an equity lens.
6. Sign up by October 14, 2025, for Open Oregon Educational Resources to sponsor your registration for virtual attendance at the Open Education Conference, October 28-30, 2025.
---> Before you close this email, please take direct action to ensure the future of these opportunities by supporting the Student Basic Needs and Workforce Stabilization Act (HB 3282 & HB 3183):
- Email the chairs of the Joint Ways & Means Committee and the Joint Ways & Means Education Subcommittee (this link takes you to a template so it'll be fast!). An email in support of student basic needs is welcome any time, but this one is most useful by May 14.
- RSVP for the Student Basic Needs Lobby Day on May 8, 8:30am-5pm, to meet with legislators in Salem. Funding is available to cover travel, housing, and food costs for this event.
- Bring a sign to the Oregon State Capitol for the Hands Off: Higher Education Rally on May 8, 4-5pm (meet at Court & Summer St NE).
- SHARE these actions widely!
Thanks,
Amy