Mentors
Meet us!
You can review some of our previous mentors by following the links below. If you are considering joining the program, feel free to contact mentors you are interested in working with.
Meet our Mentors
While any professor can be part of this experience with us, this list shows some of the professors who have already found success with a Fellow in our program previously:
Join us!
Mentors interested in participating in our program are always welcome to apply. There are opportunities to talk to potential mentees in advance to help ensure a good fit and match. Selection and matching occurs from November - December.
Benefits
Specialized professional development in research mentoring
Dedicated mentee to work on your projects/in your lab full-time in Summer semesters
Some funding is also available for supporting travel with a mentee for presenting work and related professional development, but it cannot be guaranteed to all mentors.
Expectations
Initial completion of online mentor professional development (around 7 hours of time maximum)
Provide a mentor profile; be willing to have your profile listed on the AWARDSS website; be willing to be contacted by potential mentees.
Mentor the AWARDSS fellow if matched
Spring: 3-5 meetings to make sure they are tailoring research questions that can be answered based on your projects
Summer: Supervise full-time summer assignment to your project
Fall: Supervise final student write-up of the manuscript
A grad student, postdoc, or another faculty can serve as a co-mentor if desired
Respond to a brief survey and interview before and after the AWARDSS training year
Apply
To apply, go directly to https://grad.arizona.edu/uroc/uroc or for more information, contact us at COE-AWARDSS@arizona.edu
