General Eligibility

• Applicants must be full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty members of Texas Tech University,
• Open works must comply with copyright law and and publisher policy,
• Must be able to provide evidence of commitment to open access or open education initiatives through one or more examples:
  • An open access publication in a reputable (non-predatory) journal,
  • A pre-print or post-print of a publication in ThinkTech institutional repository,
  • An open textbook or open educational resource,
  • A course with all open learning materials,
  • Open software.

Criteria for Evaluation

The criteria by which applications for an Open Access Award will be evaluated are as follows:

• The affiliation of the applicant as a full-time faculty member of Texas Tech University,
• The background, training, and professional experience of the researcher,
• The significance of the work to the research and professional development of the applicant,
• The ability to provide evidence of commitment to open access or open education,
• Applications and supporting documents must be completed in full.

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