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The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) has announced the awarding of 14 grants to faculty and librarians leading mutual mentoring projects in 2025-26.

The Mutual Mentoring Grant Program aims to help faculty and librarians to develop and deepen their mentoring networks and community, and to grow as researchers, teachers and leaders in their fields. This year’s cohort involves faculty members from a variety of career stages and from all parts of campus, including nine colleges and schools.

The projects take on a wide range of challenges, including research and networking for faculty of color, parenting, improving faculty clinical competency, mentoring junior faculty, translational research and public engagement, developing interdisciplinary and cross-institutional relationships, and many others.

“We are thrilled to deliver this year’s grants to an impressive, passionate and dedicated group of people,” says Associate Provost for Faculty Development Angela de Oliveira. “OFD is excited to empower these individuals and teams, both for their own professional development and for the positive impact they will make on campus. Mutual mentoring is a powerful way to build community as faculty and librarians move through their careers.”

Oliveira adds that, in the upcoming academic year, OFD will be celebrating 20 years of mutual mentoring on campus. “With projects like these, I’m confident that mutual mentoring will continue to shape the life of the campus and the lives of our faculty for years to come,” she says.

For the complete list of awardees – including eight team grant recipients and six micro grant recipients, visit the OFD website and the Mutual Mentoring Grants Projects webpage. 

For questions about OFD’s services or the grant program, contact Leyla Keough-Hameed, director of faculty development, at ljkeough@umass.edu.