Programs

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Scholars Programs

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation scholars began attending the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in 1998. Their first cohort was 22 students, and participation has grown to approximately 2400. 

The University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) theory of change posits that through financial support, strong mentoring, supportive community, and institutional commitment, all students in STEM can thrive and institutions can change graduate science and engineering education in ways that make it more welcoming and inclusive of all talent. The UCEM model includes activities in four key areas of graduate education: strong mentoring, supportive community, institutional commitment, and student funding. Foundation-supported scholarships for physical science and engineering doctoral students at UCEM campuses, known as “Sloan Scholars,” are a key feature of the program.

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair)

The McNair Program seeks to increase the attainment of Ph.D. degrees by students from underrepresented segments of society. Through a grant competition, funds are awarded to institutions of higher education to prepare eligible participants for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair scholars are given opportunities for research, summer internships, seminars, tutoring, academic counseling, and other activities that are meant to solidify their path to graduate school. McNair began attending the Institute in 2000, and over 1,700 scholars have attended the Institute.

SREB State Doctoral Scholars Program (SREB) 

The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program is a comprehensive initiative focused on doctoral persistence and attainment, addressing unique barriers while supporting scholars who bring varied life experiences to academia and choose academe as the career pathway.

The Doctoral Scholars Program, founded in 1993, provides multiple layers of support including financial assistance, academic/research funding, career counseling and job postings, scholar counseling and advocacy, a scholar directory for networking and recruiting, invitation to the annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, and continued early career support. SREB has supported all of their scholars to attend the Institute at some point in their doctoral career. Over 5,800 scholars have attended the Institute at least once in their doctoral career. 

Partners

NCFDD

NCFDD is an independent center dedicated to helping faculty, graduate students, and post-docs make a successful transition from graduate student to professor. NCFDD works with colleges, universities, organizations, and individuals to ensure faculty success and offers programs and services to help new faculty to increase writing productivity, maintain work-family balance, create broad networks of collegial support on their campus. NCFDD offers online and on-site training workshops, leadership development programs, individual coaching, and institutional counseling.

Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)

HERC is a non-profit consortium of colleges, universities, hospitals, research labs, government agencies, and related non- and for-profit organizations, committed to diversifying the pipeline of faculty, staff, and executives in academia. HERC supports its member institutions in recruiting and retaining outstanding and diverse employees.

The partnership encourages you to utilize its excellent, free resources for your academic job search process: access to more than 50,000 higher education job opportunities, webinars, a jobseeker blog, and many more helpful tools.