Apply Now for an Open Educational Resources Grant

Atla has launched a new pilot program to support the creation of open educational resources (OER) for courses in theology and religious studies.

The goal of the Atla OER Grant Program is to encourage experimentation and innovation in finding new and potentially better and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to theological and religious studies students through OER. Under this program, Atla will award grants to project teams composed of at least one librarian and one teaching faculty or instructor from Atla member institutions who seek to greatly reduce or remove student course material costs through the replacement of commercially available textbooks and ancillary course materials. Project teams should plan to implement the resources created during the 2021-2022 academic year in the course listed on their application form. Proposals to create resources to be implemented during the 2022-2023 academic year may also be considered.

On August 6, 2020, at 2:00 CT, Atla will present a webinar on the OER Grant Program. OER basics will be briefly covered as well as an overview of the grant program and the application process followed by time for questions and answers. Learn more about this webinar and register here. The session will also be recorded and available for later viewing on Atla’s website.

Before completing an application, interested parties are strongly encouraged to review the grant program parameters and requirements and also to preview the application questions and accompanying explanations of how to respond to the narrative portion of the application. The application form is available here and must be completed and submitted by 5:00 CT on September 15, 2020, for full consideration. The Atla Scholarly Communication Committee will review all applications and notify applicants of their status by October 1, 2020.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact us.