{"id":7262,"date":"2025-02-18T10:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/?p=7262"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:24:14","slug":"apply-for-openhawks-grant-funding-to-develop-cost-saving-open-educational-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/18\/apply-for-openhawks-grant-funding-to-develop-cost-saving-open-educational-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for OpenHawks grant funding to develop cost-saving Open Educational Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Are you concerned about lowering students\u2019 textbook costs? Do you wish you could develop your own course resources to enhance your teaching? If so, you might consider applying for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/openhawks\/\">OpenHawks<\/a>&nbsp;grant program at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last several years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/openhawks\/\">OpenHawks<\/a>\u00a0has funded over 70 Open Educational Resources (OER) projects across a broad range of disciplines and saved students nearly $2 million to date. Read more about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/tag\/openhawks\/\">OpenHawks projects that received funding<\/a>\u00a0in 2024\u20132025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is OpenHawks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>OpenHawks is a campuswide grant program that funds instructor efforts to replace their current textbooks with OER for enhanced student success. This program, funded by the Office of the Provost and UI Libraries, is open to any faculty member or graduate student who teaches for-credit courses and medical residencies at the university. If you are concerned about the cost or quality of your existing textbooks and would like to explore OER, this might be just the program you need. There is a range of awards available, depending on the type of project you\u2019d like to complete. OER can include textbooks, course readings, simulations, games, quizzes, and many other tools or techniques used in education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use OER?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many benefits of using OER in your courses, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing costs for students \u2013 By using OER, you can help your students save money and reduce financial barriers to education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving student learning outcomes \u2013 Studies have shown that students who use OER perform as well or better than those who use traditional textbooks and are more likely to complete their courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tailoring resources to your students\u2019 needs \u2013 Because OER are openly licensed, you can amend them, add local examples, even involve your students in editing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to apply for OpenHawks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The program offers five types of grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, depending on the scope and scale of the OER project. \u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>The application deadline for the 2025\u20132026 academic year is\u00a0<strong>Friday, April 25, 2025.<\/strong>\u00a0To apply, you need to complete an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uiowa.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0uJMV6idWCxfvVQ\">online Qualtrics application<\/a>. You can find more information about the application process, eligibility criteria, and evaluation rubric on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/openhawks\/\">OpenHawks website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help or have questions? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in applying for the OpenHawks grant program, or if you have any questions about OER, feel free to contact <a href=\"mailto:mahrya-burnett@uiowa.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:mahrya-burnett@uiowa.edu\">Scholarly Communications Librarian Mahrya Burnett<\/a>. Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to join the growing movement of OER at the UI and beyond. Apply for today and make a difference in your teaching and learning!\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you concerned about lowering students\u2019 textbook costs? Do you wish you could develop your own course resources to enhance your teaching? If so, you might consider applying for the&nbsp;OpenHawks&nbsp;grant program at the University of Iowa.&nbsp; Over the last several years,\u00a0OpenHawks\u00a0has funded over 70 Open Educational Resources (OER) projects across a broad range of disciplines<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/18\/apply-for-openhawks-grant-funding-to-develop-cost-saving-open-educational-resources\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Apply for OpenHawks grant funding to develop cost-saving Open Educational Resources&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":7263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17,48],"tags":[78,39,55,68],"syndication":[33,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7262"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7410,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7262\/revisions\/7410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7262"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=7262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}