To encourage the use, adaptation, and creation of openly licensed learning materials, Michigan State University Libraries is pleased to announce the OER Award Program. This award is an incentive program for instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional textbooks and a pathway to increasing student success. For more information, please visit the OER Program web site.
Adoption of Existing OER
Adaptation/Remix of Multiple OER
Creation and Development of New OER
Continuous Improvement Grants
Scaling Up OER Grants
This category involves large-scale implementation of an existing OER to an entire course. The project must affect 1,000 or more students per year and requires department-wide adoption of OER to all applicable sections of a course.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Arlene Weismantel at weisman1@msu.edu for a project consultation.