Course Redesign GrantsAre you interested in textbook affordability for W&M students? If so, there is some new funding and resources available from Virginia’s academic library consortium, VIVA, to fund up to $30,000 per applicant or applicant team for adopting, adapting or creating openly-licensed textbooks and/or course materials. Funds can cover faculty and staff time and compensation, including course release time, overload pay, and replacement coverage, depending on institutional and departmental policies. The RFP, application, evaluation criteria and more are all described on the VIVA Course Redesign Grants program page.
The Coko Foundation occasionally has awards for publishing open content or open source software.
Textbook adoptions are sent through the campus bookstore, Barnes & Noble's, Faculty Enlight program. Textbook adoptions, per the Higher Education Opportunity Act, are due by the time that students are registering for the upcoming semester. For spring 2020, that means adoptions are due in late October. If you are using a free textbook or linking to library resources, you should indicate "no textbook required" in Faculty Enlight. Another option is to have the bookstore put together a course pack via XanEdu.