Alt-Textbook grant application deadline is Nov. 21

Apply now for the latest round of the Libraries’ Alt-Textbook Grants—a faculty incentive initiative encouraging the use of open textbooks while maintaining high-quality course design and instruction. The Alt-Textbook Project offers six grants to teaching faculty and Extension agents. Please submit your application by Friday, November 21. We expect to notify applicants by January 2026.

Since 2013, this granting program has worked with over 100 different instructors, representing each of the colleges, to adapt Open Educational Resources (OER) into their courses, saving students millions of dollars in textbook costs and helping instructors to create high-quality, tailored educational materials. The program is a collaboration between the Libraries and DELTA.

Grants are available in several categories that support instructors in different ways. You can seek a grant to:

• Review an Open Textbook 
• Open Pedagogy
• Adapt/Adopt/Create an Open Textbook
• Department/Group Adoption
• Enhancement
• Community Pressbook Grant

If you want to make sure that your proposal stands out, you can learn more about the grant review process and rubric or request a consultation with the Alt-Textbook Team.