Affordable Learning Georgia to Provide Grants to USG Schools

 

Textbook Transformation Grants

 

Thirty grant awards to be made to support adoption and use of no-cost or low-cost learning materials in USG courses in Spring Semester 2015 in amounts of $10,800 each.

Apply by September 8, 2014.

Announcing the ALG Textbook Transformation Grants Request for Proposals,  for USG faculty who would like to replace their existing textbook or course pack with a no-or-low-cost-to-students alternative.  The deadline for application is September 8, 2014.  
 
The full details can be found at ALG Calls for Proposals.
 

This initial call covers thirty grant awards to be made to support adoption and use of no- or low-cost learning materials in USG courses in Spring semester 2015 in amounts of $10,800 each, in three categories: No-Cost-to-Students Learning Materials, OpenStax Textbooks, and Course Pack Pilots.

All USG institutions, libraries, and faculty are eligible and encouraged to submit proposals. A maximum of three per campus will be awarded in this round.

 

Please plan to attend one of the two upcoming information webinars, in which the application materials and process will be reviewed and any questions will be answered.

 

August 14, 2014 Meeting Information
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Topic: ALG Textbook Transformation Grants
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014
Time: 4:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Meeting Number: 647 381 815
Meeting Password: textbook
To start or join the online meeting go to: https://borusg.webex.com/borusg/j.php?MTID=mc97c1ad990f66932c4b68e5f5bc0d0bb
 
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August 15, 2014 Meeting Information
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Topic: ALG Textbook Transformation Grants
Date: Friday, August 15, 2014
Time: 11:00 am, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Meeting Number: 648 538 757
Meeting Password: textbook
To start or join the online meeting go to:
https://borusg.webex.com/borusg/j.php?MTID=ma31636dfa409f5b8d0749ba36cddf847

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