Call for expressions of interest: Participation in the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship

In concert with the launch of a new open educational practices stream within the university’s Open Educational Resources (OER) grant program, instructors are invited to consider participating in an international faculty fellowship that focuses on the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). This program, which includes training and support across four mandatory meetings across this summer, leads to the collaborative design of 3 “renewable assignments,” in which students create OER that are aligned with one or more SDGs, as part of their coursework. This work is completed in cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary teams of faculty who share a common interest in specific SDGs. Brock University instructors who participate in the fellowship will automatically receive an open educational practices grant, which provides funds up to $6,000 to faculty members. This includes $2000 in funding for the educator(s) and up to $4000 in project funding. For more information, visit the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship webpage. For examples of renewable assignments, see works from the previous cohorts of faculty fellows.

To express interest in participating in the fellowship in 2026, please complete the following webform: UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship Summer 2026 Application

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials in any format and medium (e.g., textbooks, simulations, videos, etc.) that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open (e.g., Creative Commons) license. OER may be freely reused, revised, remixed, retained, and redistributed. To learn more, visit the Library OER page to discover relevant OER for your teaching.

Review the OER Grants page on the Brock Library website for more information.