University Of Massachusetts Amherst’s Office Of Faculty Development Announces Mutual Mentoring Grant Awards For 2023-24

The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) has awarded nine grants to faculty leading mutual mentoring projects in 2023-24. The projects will support faculty teaching, expand networks, further research excellence and build community.

OFD’s Mutual Mentoring Grant Program provides funding to faculty and librarians for the purpose of developing and deepening their mentoring supports. The grants encourage faculty and librarians to develop strong professional networks and grow as researchers, teachers and leaders in their fields. This year’s cohort includes faculty in a variety of career stages who come from seven different colleges across campus and who are tackling a wide range of mentoring challenges, including adapting teaching practices and curriculum to address the advent of new AI technologies, connecting with colleagues across the U.S. and the globe to further research excellence, and building community and support for female faculty with ADHD.

“This is such an exciting group of projects,” says Associate Provost for Faculty Development Angela de Oliveira. “I look forward to seeing the supportive and transformative impact of the grants on the individuals and teams involved.”

OFD Team grants provide up to $6,000 for one year to support full-time faculty teams. Micro grants provide up to $1,500 for one year to individual faculty. The Office of Faculty Development works in collaboration with UMass ADVANCE which also funds a number of team mutual mentoring grants each year.