Academics

UMass ADVANCE Soliciting Mutual Mentoring Team Grant Proposals

UMass ADVANCE is pleased to announce the 2022-23 Mutual Mentoring Grant Program. ADVANCE is soliciting proposals for projects to begin in the 2022-23 academic year. Proposals are being accepted now through Friday, Feb. 18.

ADVANCE will provide support of up to $6,000 per award for faculty-driven, context-sensitive mentoring projects, orchestrated by teams that conceive and carry out their own project plans.

The guiding principle for UMass ADVANCE is faculty collaboration and equity. The program aims to support equity among faculty by gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, nationality and other statuses. Priority mentoring areas include projects aimed at helping faculty teams build inclusive communities, engage in research collaboration, and participate in shared decision-making.

ADVANCE welcomes proposals from tenure track faculty and full-time faculty on continuing appointments. We particularly encourage proposals from faculty members in National Science Foundation (NSF) supported fields. Proposals must be led or co-led by a faculty from:

College of Engineering
College of Information and Computer Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Linguistics Department in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Management Department in the Isenberg School of Management

To learn more about current ADVANCE Mutual Mentoring projects listen to ADVANCE team members Laurel Smith-Doerr (PI), James Allan, Nilanjana Dasgupta and Ethel Mickey talk about past projects on the UMass Dignity and Respect in Action Podcast or you can read more about past awards on the ADVANCE website.

Mutual Mentoring Grant Info Session

We strongly encourage applicants to attend the Mutual Mentoring Grant Information Session to learn more about priorities and guidelines. This session will cover both Office of Faculty Development and ADVANCE grant programs.

Please note: the ADVANCE Mutual Mentoring Grant Program is distinct from the Office of Faculty Development (OFD) Mutual Mentoring Team Grant Program. There is a separate call for OFD Mutual Mentoring Team Grants. Faculty may apply to both the ADVANCE and OFD Mutual Mentoring programs but are eligible to receive only one award. Proposals that are considered for funding and have applied to both programs will be reviewed collaboratively and the two offices will coordinate to ensure all faculty are well served.

For questions, please contact Donna Baron, program manager, at dbaron@umass.edu.