2025 Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) Grants
*Expressions of Interest NOW OPEN*
TAP grants are aimed at alleviating the financial burden of textbook costs on students by supporting first-year core subject stakeholders to innovate and transition to free-to-student alternatives.
Indigenising curriculum OER textbook adaptation or creation grant
A $5,000 grant to develop an OER that embeds Indigenous knowledges/perspectives throughout the work. The work will support replacement of a student-paid prescribed textbook/s through an adaptation of existing open educational resource/s (OER) or creation of a new OER.
OER textbook adaptation or creation grant
$3000 grants to replace a paid prescribed textbook with an adaptation of existing OER or creation of a new OER.$500 grants to review an existing OER with the aim of replacing a student-paid prescribed textbook/s.
| Key Dates | |
| Activity | Date |
| Expressions of interest open | Monday 14 April 2025 |
| Expressions of interest close | Tuesday 6 May 2025 |
| Applications under review | Wednesday 7 May – Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
| Grant outcomes announced | Thursday 15 May 2025 |
| Grant recipients advised of next steps | From Friday 16 May 2025 |
Get started on your application:
Find out about JCU Library’s Textbook Affordability Project (TAP), 2024-2025
Read JCU Library TAP Grant Guidelines
Register for a TAP grants information session
Connect with JCU Library experts
Submit your grant application by Tuesday 6 May, 2025.
Read about the 2024 TAP Grant winners on our TAP Grant Webpage.
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Check CAUL's Open Educational Resources Collective webpage for information on the latest grants available, as well as previous grant winners. |
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