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For Faculty & Staff
Seed Grant LOIs Due Soon
Deadline: Jan. 30
The deadline to submit letters of intent for the spring 2025 Dietrich College Seed Grant cycle is Jan. 30.
The Seed Grant Program is designed to promote and support inter-departmental and collaborative research across the college. We will award one grant of up to $25,000 and another of up to $10,000. Seed Grants will have a duration of one year.
Spring 2025 letters of intent are due Jan. 30.
More information and application instructions are available in the Dietrich College Research Seed Grants webpag.
Humanities Center Faculty Research Grants
Deadline: March 15
The Humanities Center invites faculty to apply for its Faculty Research Grant, supporting innovative, interdisciplinary humanistic research at CMU. Grants are available for projects at any stage — beginning, middle or end.
Apply by March 15, 2025.
Visit the Humanities Center website for details.
Neurodiverse Employee Resource Group Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 28, noon to 1 p.m., virtual
This group advocates for and supports neurodiverse people in the CMU community and beyond. “Neurodiversity” is a word used to explain the unique ways people’s brains work. While everyone’s brain develops similarly, no two brains function just alike. Being neurodivergent means having a brain that works differently from the average or “neurotypical” person.
Faculty Development Workshop: Grants 101
Monday, Feb. 10, 9 to 10 a.m., Dean's Office Conference Room (Baker 154R)
Please join us for a workshop introducing faculty to grants and funding opportunities. We'll also discuss strategies for fostering relationships with program officers.
Hosted by Julie Downs, associate dean of research and Lisa Vento, director of sponsored research administration
For Graduate Students
Optimizing Effective Mentoring and Collaborative Planning for Graduate Student Success
Thursday, Feb. 6, 5 to 6 p.m., Posner Grand Room (Posner 340)
Effective mentoring and collaborative planning have been shown to offer positive impacts for both doctoral students and their faculty mentors. As a part of Carnegie Mellon’s commitment to advancing effective mentoring, an institutional expectation has been adopted that asserts that every doctoral student should have at least an annual planning meeting with their faculty mentor that is facilitated and documented through an Individual Development Plan (IDP) process.
Please join your doctoral student peers from Dietrich College for an interactive workshop that will be presented by the Mentoring Initiative team from the Provost’s Office. The interactive workshop will focus on strategies to optimize your mentoring relationships and will also include an overview of the new IDP tools, resources and processes available for your use as we work together to enhance CMU's ecosystem of mentoring.
Hosts:
- Amy Burkert, senior vice provost for academic initiatives
- Maggie Sikora, director of the office of graduate and postdoctoral affairs
- Colleen Mollenauer, senior operations and program manager
Master's Student Group
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. CaPS Office, Highmark Center
The Master’s Student Support Group provides an opportunity for students to come together and discuss the unique experiences and challenges of being a Master’s student.
To join this group, please email co-facilitator Adrijana Vukelic, MSCP, at avukelic@andrew.cnlawyer18.com or call 412-268-2922 to schedule your pre-group consultation.
Ph.D. Student Support Group
Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., virtual
The Ph.D. Support Group offers space to confidentially discuss the stressors and challenges of navigating relationships with advisors and peers, academic milestones, academic hazing, low motivation, struggles with self-confidence and efforts to lead a more balanced life.
The group is able to accommodate no more than one student per program/lab.
Feel free to email Kym Jordan Simmons, Ph.D. (kyms@andrew.cnlawyer18.com) to schedule a 30-minute pre-group meeting.
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