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One week left! Applications are due June 23 for the 2026 U.S. Open Textbook Pilot grant program. Submit an proposal to get federal money to expand the use of open textbooks & make college more affordable for students.

Opportunity Listing - Open Textbook Pilot Program Read detailed information about this funding opportunity.

ICYMI: Learn about the latest trends in scholarly publishing & research analytics in SPARC's updated 2026 Financial Landscape Analysis. Market analyst Claudio Aspesi tracks risks & cost pressures AI could create for this sector.

SPARC Landscape Analyses - SPARC Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Beginning in 2019, SPARC has regularly provided our community with market analyses and suggestions for accompanying action to better navigate the rapidly evolving research and education environments. This page hosts our most current analysis a...

Curious what happened at last year's conference? Here's a wrap up of highlights:https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/open-education-conference-recap-2025/ Get ready for happening virtually Oct. 27-29. Register now: https://go.opened.org/events/opened26

2026 Open Education Conference - Open Education Association The 2026 Open Education Conference will be held as a virtual event on Oct. 27-29. Programming will be centered on U.S. Eastern Time (New York / UTC -4) with asynchronous content and post-event recordings available.

The 2026 theme, "The Cost of Knowledge," focuses on the financial, human & environmental costs of creating, sharing & sustaining knowledge—particularly when they are driven by private rather than public interests. Go to the Week website to learn more. https://www.openaccessweek.org/