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Faculty Advancing Inclusive Mentoring

A Collaboration of the Graduate School and the Provost's Office of Faculty Development & Diversity

Developing a Mentoring Plan for Sponsored Project Proposals

The FAIM Guide to Develop a Mentoring Plan for Sponsored Projects provides guidance on how to develop a mentoring plan inclusive of a mentoring philosophy, principles, and key actions for initiating and sustaining mentoring relationships. This foundational plan that can be individualized using the FAIM Mentoring Expectations Agreement Plan once a mentee has been identified.

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A guide to develop a mentoring plan for sponsored projects for the NSF, NIH, and other funding agencies. This mentoring plan can be adapted to meet the contextual needs of a PI and is meant to be the foundation for what should become a more individualized plan for a specific mentee. 

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Access and download all of the current tools within the FAIM Practical Toolkit for Mentoring available to support the development of inclusive and supportive mentoring relationships.