As part of QUT’s membership of the CAUL Open Educational Resources Collective, I am excited to announce the launch of the 2024 CAUL OER Collective DIY Open Textbook grants program.
There are four grants from $2,500 to $5,000 available across Australia for academic authors to develop open textbooks across two categories. Details of the grants are as follows:
Grants and Funding
CAUL OER grants are available across Australia.
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The team leading this open textbook project will publish a textbook that has more than one chapter focusing on experience/information that represents Indigenous peoples from Australia and/or New Zealand.
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Two grants available
1 x AUD 2,500
1 x AUD 2,500
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The team leading this open textbook project will publish a textbook in one of two targeted disciplines.
- Nursing (see Appendix A for some adaption ideas)
- Pharmacy
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Two grants available
1 x AUD 5,000
1 x AUD 5,000
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Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Eligibility requirements and selection criteria are detail in the attached OER Collective Grant Guidelines – 2024.
Dates:
- Expressions of interest open: 3 April 2024
- Expressions of interest close at QUT: Monday 29 April 2024. Complete the attached OERC Grant EOI Template form and submit to opentextbooks@qut.edu.au
- Expressions of interest (CAUL) via 2024 Grant Round EOI Submission form: Friday 3 May 2024
- Recipients announced: 17 May 2024
- Submission of a minimum of four chapters published: 31 December 2024
About Open Textbooks
- An open textbook is an educational resource that is licensed to allow copying, re-distribution, and derivative works, and contains materials that contribute to a course (i.e., subject/unit) or program of study or co-curricular activities. You can view the QUT Open Texts collection.
- The OER Collective supports innovation and flexibility in terms of member institution open access publishing projects. It is recognised that outputs may not always take the form of a traditional textbook but instead may include content and interactive objects in various formats.
- Open textbook projects that are eligible for CAUL OER Collective Grants must be associated with a tertiary course/s, program of study or co-curricular activities.
For further details about OER Collective Open Textbook grants program, including eligibility, requirements, and evaluation criteria, see Grants – Open Educational Resources Collective (caul.edu.au).
Please direct any questions about the grants to opentextbooks@qut.edu.au. The team are very happy to discuss proposals.
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