Fw: VIVA Open Adopt and Open Creation Grants - Applications Now Open!

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Walz, Anita

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Sep 14, 2026, 10:12:00 AMSep 14
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Dear Colleagues, 

VIVA (Virginia's Academic Library Consortium) has opened their latest RFP for OER creation ($15-50k, zero overhead) and OER adoption ($2,000). Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely available and openly-licensed learning resources in nearly any type of format. See VT examples here. Applications are due October 12th.

All Virginia Tech faculty regardless of rank or full-time/part-time status are eligible to apply. Engagement with OSP/Summit is strongly encouraged for budget development for Round 1 OER Creation proposals. Submission to Summit is required for Round 2 OER Creation proposals.

Two VIVA-hosted informational webinars, with question and answer sessions, will be held at the following times. Registration is required and registration forms are linked: 

Note from the Virginia Tech side, I have worked with multiple successful teams on proposals and as a project collaborator. I and am happy to share/discuss past successful applications, collaborate on applications (as time allows) and answer questions from a grantee perspective. Even if you do not plan to avail yourselves of these services, it is helpful to know who is interested as I try to keep abreast of interest/engagement with OER/affordability of course materials around campus. Kindly inform me if you are planning to apply. And please feel reach out with questions.
Thanks, Anita Walz, University Libraries  arw...@vt.edu  Book an appointment with me.

The forwarded information below (without yellow highlights) is from VIVA and is also available via VIVA's Grant page.
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Dear Colleagues, 

VIVA is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of VIVA Open Adopt Grants and VIVA Open Creation Grants. Applications opened September 4 and are due on October 12. 

Applications will be accepted in both of the following categories: 

 

VIVA Open Adopt Grants

$2,000

VIVA Open Adopt Grants support individuals as they transition to pre-existing Open Educational Resources (OER). Proposed projects may involve adopting a single OER or a group of resources. Associated courses must be credit-bearing, and instructors must commit to providing VIVA with a final report and an openly licensed syllabus. Any materials created with this funding must be openly licensed and made available for feature on VIVA Open, VIVA’s OER repository.  Adopt grants will be awarded during the spring semester and instructors must complete the project by Spring, 2028. 

 

VIVA Open Creation Grants
$15,000-$50,000

VIVA Open Creation Grants (formerly VIVA Open Course Grants) support teams as they create high-quality materials for credit-bearing courses at VIVA institutions. Proposed projects should address an area of need in open education, result in significant student cost avoidance, create course materials and methods that are replicable in other courses and classrooms, and are pedagogically innovative. Grant recipients create course materials and then work with VIVA to publish them in a professional and accessible format. All materials must be piloted in the recipients’ classrooms, peer reviewed, copyedited, and accessibility checked by VIVA publishing, as well as eligible for other publishing services, including design and typesetting. 


The VIVA Open Grant applications must be filled out online, but a pdf preview can be found, along with the application link, on the grants application and RFP page. There you will also find the RFP and the application instructions, which you are encouraged to read. All applicants must complete an initial application that includes basic information about the project, budget and team, as well as a two-page project description. Adopt Grants will be awarded on the strength of this initial application. Adopt grant recipients will be notified of award by December 1. 

 
For Creation Grants, this is a two-step application process. After review of the initial project description, finalists will be notified and asked to complete a more extensive application. 
Finalists will be notified by December 1, with final applications due on February 5. Final notifications will be made by April 1. 

More information can be found in the following ways: 


I’m happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to seeing this year’s proposals!

Stephanie Westcott


Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Head of Grant and Strategic Initiatives
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
she/her/hers


Anita R. Walz
Associate Professor
Assistant Director for Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian
Library Liaison to Economics and Legal Studies
Virginia Tech | University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive, #4015
Blacksburg, VA 24061
arw...@vt.edu | T: 540-231-2204
Open Educational Resources Guide http://guides.lib.vt.edu/oer

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