State Capitol – 600 E Boulevard Ave – Dept. 215
Bismarck ND 58505-0230
Phone: 701.328.2960 Fax: 701.328.2961
E-mail: ndus.office@ndus.edu Web: ndus.edu
Call for Proposals
NDUS Open Educational Resources Special Projects
The North Dakota University System seeks grant proposals that implement high-impact, collaborative
projects in support of open education resources and reduced textbook costs for students.
Applications for any amount of funding up to $10,000 are welcome from North Dakota University
stakeholders, including faculty, librarians, technologists, administrators, students, and bookstore staff.
Projects must involve the creation, adaptation or innovative use of Open Educational Resources (OER),
which are educational materials that are openly licensed to the public to freely use, adapt, and share.
Sustainable adoption of OER is a complex issue with many parts, including course redesign, open
material reviews, technology support, curriculum mapping, and much more. Project proposals will be
evaluated using a rubric that balances the following criteria to prioritize impact and collaboration:
1. Student savings on textbook.
2. Quality considerations such as use of peer reviewed resources, attribution/copyright clearance,
and ADA compliance.
3. Serving a campus or discipline where the availability or use of OER is underrepresented
4. Collective commitments, such as:
a. Department-wide commitments (for example, redesign all sections of a class, or all
classes in a sequence), or
b. Multi-institutional commitments (for example, collaborators on more than one
community college campus, commitment to implement at more than one campus, or a
4-year partner).
c. Institutional in-kind (e.g. release time) or cash match commitments (not required but
may be considered favorably during the review process).
5. Assessment plan to demonstrate improved student savings, learning, retention, and success.
Completed proposals should be no longer than three well-written pages and signed by the applicants
and supervisors. The OER Steering Committee anticipates making 5-10 awards. Proposals are due 5 pm
Monday, February 29, 2016. The NDUS OER Steering Committee will notify applicants by 5 pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016.
The North Dakota University System is governed by the State Board of Higher Education and includes:
Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Dickinson State University • Lake Region State College • Mayville State University • Minot State University •
North Dakota State College of Science • North Dakota State University • University of North Dakota • Valley City State University • Williston State College