Mutual Mentoring Grant Proposal Guidelines

The Office of Faculty Development's (OFD) Mutual Mentoring Grant program supports UMass Amherst faculty and librarians at any career stage who seek to develop robust networks with mentoring partners from within and/or outside the campus over the course of one year to support their professional development. The call for applications are made in early December and applications are due March 3, 2025.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the Mutual Mentoring Grant Information Session on February 4 from 10:00–11:00 a.m. on Zoom to learn more about the programs, the application process, and to ask questions.

To apply: Read carefully through the proposal guidelines below. The online application in the UMass Amherst Infoready system will ask you to answer 5 or 6 questions (for a total of ~2000 words) and fill out and upload an Excel template with your budget items. Instructions for the narrative and budget can be found in the online application in Infoready. 

 

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Leyla Keough-Hameed

Director of Faculty Development

Dr. Leyla Keough-Hameed provides leadership in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of faculty development programs, focusing especially on early faculty, mutual mentoring, community building and DEI, and strategic planning to facilitate faculty professional growth and well-being.  
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