Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grant deadline is March 25; information sessions scheduled
The Center for Teaching & Faculty Development is soliciting proposals for the Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grant Programs for academic year 2013-14. These grant programs were established in 2007 as part of a three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and renewed for an additional three years of support in 2010.
Mellon Team and Micro Grants support the development of productive mentoring networks to support the needs of pre-tenure faculty. The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 25.
Tenure-track and tenured faculty are invited to submit proposals for the following:
Mellon Mutual Mentoring Team Grant Program
Team grants support faculty-driven, context-sensitive projects based at the departmental, school/college, interdisciplinary, or inter-institutional levels. The core philosophy of the Team Grant Program is that mentoring cannot be imposed from the top-down. Successful faculty mentoring projects must originate at the faculty ranks and be carried out by teams that conceive and carry out their own project plans. Projects involving underrepresented faculty, female faculty, and/or faculty from the Five Colleges are particularly encouraged. Up to 10 team grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded. Both pre-tenure and tenured faculty are eligible to apply; however, at the request of the Mellon Foundation, projects must be designed primarily for the benefit of pre-tenure faculty.
Mellon Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant Program
Micro Grants are individual mentoring grants that are intended to encourage pre-tenure faculty to identify desirable areas for professional growth and opportunity, and to develop the necessary mentoring partnerships to make such changes possible. Up to 15 Micro Grants of $1,200 each will be awarded. Only pre-tenure faculty are eligible to apply.
The Mellon Mutual Mentoring Program Guide and application materials are available at www.umass.edu/ctfd/mentoring/guidelines.shtml.
First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following informational sessions for an overview on building Mutual Mentoring networks and preparing a complete proposal and budget. Sessions will take place on the following times at the Center for Teaching & Faculty Development, which is located in 301 Goodell.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 9-10 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 1-2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5, 10-11 a.m.
Team grants support faculty-driven, context-sensitive projects based at the departmental, school/college, interdisciplinary, or inter-institutional levels. The core philosophy of the Team Grant Program is that mentoring cannot be imposed from the top-down. Successful faculty mentoring projects must originate at the faculty ranks and be carried out by teams that conceive and carry out their own project plans. Projects involving underrepresented faculty, female faculty, and/or faculty from the Five Colleges are particularly encouraged. Up to 10 team grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded. Both pre-tenure and tenured faculty are eligible to apply; however, at the request of the Mellon Foundation, projects must be designed primarily for the benefit of pre-tenure faculty.
Mellon Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant Program
Micro Grants are individual mentoring grants that are intended to encourage pre-tenure faculty to identify desirable areas for professional growth and opportunity, and to develop the necessary mentoring partnerships to make such changes possible. Up to 15 Micro Grants of $1,200 each will be awarded. Only pre-tenure faculty are eligible to apply.
The Mellon Mutual Mentoring Program Guide and application materials are available at www.umass.edu/ctfd/mentoring/guidelines.shtml.
First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following informational sessions for an overview on building Mutual Mentoring networks and preparing a complete proposal and budget. Sessions will take place on the following times at the Center for Teaching & Faculty Development, which is located in 301 Goodell.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 9-10 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 1-2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5, 10-11 a.m.
Wednesday, March 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Faculty with additional questions should contact Jung Yun, director of New Faculty Initiatives, at 545-1699 or jungy@acad.umass.edu.
Faculty with additional questions should contact Jung Yun, director of New Faculty Initiatives, at 545-1699 or jungy@acad.umass.edu.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
