Summer Mentoring
The purpose of the Summer Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works Mentoring Program (RSCMP) is to provide one-to-one mentoring opportunities for 10 faculty across UTRGV who aim to submit an external research grant proposal or to develop scholarly projects and/or creative work intended for publication, presentation, or performance during the 2023-2024 academic year.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 22, 2023
MENTORING START DATE: June 5, 2023
Mentees will be selected to participate on a first-come-first-serve basis with 5 slots reserved for associate professors. The application may close sooner than the deadline if capacity is reached.
APPLICATION PORTAL
- Full-time, permanent faculty at UTRGV who has scholarship expectations and is evaluated on scholarly output
- Faculty should have a draft of the idea/grant/paper/scholarly/creative work that they will be using during this program
- Commitment to meet at least once a week (in person or virtually) with the Faculty Mentor during the 8 weeks of this program (June 5 - August 1).
- Commitment to submission of a grant/paper/scholarly/creative work during summer 2023 or during the Academic Year 2023-2024.
- 5 slots will be reserved for associate professors
Program Timeline
- June 5 to August 1 (8 weeks during the summer)
Application Deadline: May 22, 2023 (Participation will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. The application may close sooner if capacity is reached.)
Application Requirements:
- Abbreviated CV (3 pages max)
- A brief statement of interest (1 page) sharing a description of your project and related submission goals along with why you believe this program would benefit you.
- Name of proposed faculty mentor (if applicable)
Faculty Mentor Selection
Mentors will be individually sought out by the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity based on the priorities they put forward in their application.
All mentors selected will have the following:
- Have produced recent and current scholarship or creative works or have obtained external grants.
- Have an experienced approach to respectfully mentoring other faculty
- Faculty mentors will be assigned according to the faculty mentee priorities and field of expertise (e.g., fine arts, grant proposal, etc.).
- Faculty mentees may also write in their preferred mentor.
Why Apply?
SRSCMP is an intensive 8-week summer program with a primary goal of assisting faculty who are seeking to work on their research, scholarship, or creative works and would benefit from one-to-one feedback from a peer.
Faculty participants will receive a certificate of participate upon completion of the program.
To satisfactorily complete this program:
- Faculty Mentors and mentees will first attend a general introductory meeting that will provide a baseline for expectations and best practices.
- The faculty mentee will submit 4 bi-weekly progress reports (1 page or less) to the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity.
- The faculty mentee will send proof of the submitted grant/paper/scholarly/creative work to the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity at facultysuccess@utrgv.edu.