The Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that a new program, I-Engage Mentoring Networks (IMN), and the popular I-Engage Mentoring (IM) Program will be available to students this year.
The new IM Networks program provides small grants to support projects which build mentoring networks. One-time support of $1000 will be awarded for mentoring projects cultivating mentoring networks with UT Arlington faculty, faculty from other colleges or universities, retired faculty, industry leaders, advanced graduate students, or peers. All doctoral and doctoral-bound students and students earning a Master of Fine Arts or Master of Architecture are eligible to apply.
The popular I-Engage Mentoring Program is beginning its third year. This program provides doctoral and doctoral-bound students who have completed 30 hours of graduate study an opportunity to gain teaching and mentoring experience by serving as a research mentor to a UT Arlington undergraduate. The program is open to all junior-senior level undergraduate students but minority and underrepresented and first generation undergraduates are particularly encouraged to participate. Graduate students will receive a $400 stipend during the term in which they participate in the project. Undergraduates will receive a scholarship for 3 semester credit hours of independent study in the term in which they participate in the project.
Please attend one of the following sessions to learn about the programs.
I-Engage Mentoring Networks come-and-go information session:
Wednesday, February 15, B-17 Davis Hall, 12-1:00pm
I-Engage Mentoring Networks come-and-go information session:
Wednesday, February 22, B-17 Davis Hall, 12-1:00pm
I-Engage Mentoring Program come-and-go information session:
Wednesday, February 29, B-17 Davis Hall, 12-1:00pm
I-Engage Mentoring Program “Meet your Mentor Match” information session:
Friday, February 24, 5-6:30pm, 303 CPB (Chemistry & Physics Building).
An online information session for both programs will be available to students on Friday, February 17, 5-6:00pm. Use the following link and login as guest anytime during the session. http://univoftexas.acrobat.com/mtto
Graduate and undergraduate students interested in the program are strongly encouraged to attend the “Meet your Mentor Match” meeting. This is a very competitive program and the graduate student mentor-undergraduate mentee pair must self-identify at the time of application. The information session provides graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to learn more about the program, meet potential mentors and mentees, and get tips on writing a competitive application.
Please visit the I-Engage website to get the complete program description, eligibility rules, and deadlines for applications. You may contact Lisa Berry, lberry@uta.edu, if you have any questions about the IM Programs.
