Faculty Mentor Program and President's Dissertation Year Fellowships (FMP & PDY)

Nomination Process:

  1. Application Forms:
    • Students will apply via fillable/savable Word form from the Graduate Division Website: FMP and PDY Application forms
    • Students should complete and submit the Word application form as a Word document via email to their department
    • Application forms should be saved in Word as "Award name APP - SID#.doc", e.g. "FMP APP - 12345678.doc"
  2. Nomination Forms:
    • Academic programs will nominate students via fillable/savable Word form from the Graduate Division website: FMP and PDY
      1. Review the Instructions on Using Word-based Data Entry Forms
      2. Review the Policy on Supplements to Diversity Fellowships
    • Nomination forms should be saved in Word as "Award name - SID#-Nomi.doc", e.g.
      1. "FMP – 12345678-Nomi.doc"
    • Print the nomination forms and gather original signatures for each form
    • Once forms are final with signatures, scan documents to a single PDF file for each nominee in this order:
      1. Nomination form
      2. Application form
      3. Fellowship specific components (i.e. mentoring plan, statement of intent, listing of funding, prospectus, or other program specific components -- FMP and PDY each require varying components)
      4. CV
      5. Unofficial transcripts (including most recent Fall)
      6. Faculty mentor letter of recommendation
    • Save the new PDF file as "Award name - SID#.pdf", ex:
      1. "FMP - 12345678.pdf"
    • Associate Deans to submit a signed cover letter rank ordering the nominees from the school
    • When all documentation is complete, prepare to send as follows:
      • Email to orrfellowships@rgs.uci.edu:
      • Cover Letter from Associate Dean
      • Each original Word.doc nomination form
      • Each original Word.doc application form
      • Each PDF packet (packet to include all items listed above)

NOMINATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 4 p.m. to the Graduate Division

Important Notes:

Incomplete or incorrect nomination packets will not be reviewed. No exceptions to this deadline will be considered.

Review the FMP and PDY checklists.

Review the mentoring plan requirements for FMP and PDY, respectively.

For more information about the Faculty Mentor Program and President's Dissertation Year fellowships, see the Fellowships & Awards section of our webiste.

Contact Information

FMP & PDY
Carlos A. Santana
Diversity and Retention Coordinator
Graduate Division
Tel.: (949) 824-0246
Fax: (949) 824-9096
E-Mail.