Thanks to Greenwood Library's partnership with the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA), we are pleased to announce the new round of VIVA Open Course Grants! VIVA Open Course Grants are meant to support individuals and teams as they write new course materials, including test banks and assignments, curate a variety of materials together to meet the needs of a course, or adapt openly licensed resources to help achieve pedagogical goals.
Open Course Grants will be awarded in four categories:
- Content Creation Grants
- Open Pedagogy Grants
- Open Ancillary Grants
- Large Scale Adoption Grants
More information about VIVA Open Course Grants, including a description of each grant category, can be found at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course. VIVA now handles the publication work for content creation projects, including providing copyediting, book design, platform, and illustration services for awarded projects.
Applications for VIVA Open Course Grants are due March 1, 2024, and are available on the VIVA website here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/application.
To learn more about the changes to the VIVA Open Grant program and to get a detailed look at the application process for Open Course Grants, please register and join VIVA for a webinar on December 1, 2023, 1:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/11497391.
As always, questions are welcome at vivaopen@gmu.edu or contact Longwood’s Research & Digital Services Librarian Taylor Tharpe at tharpeta@longwood.edu.