Resources for NSF's Mentoring Plan Requirement

To: UArizona's Research Community

From: Rachel Rice, MBA, Director, Preaward & Proposal Support Services, Sponsored Projects Services

With new NSF Mentoring Requirements, please consider viewing the find the following free webinars:

Ready to view now: https://cgsnet.org/webinar/nsf-mentoring-requirements-can-improve-your-research-agenda

Ready to view now: https://cgsnet.org/webinar/workshop-nsfs-new-mentoring-requirements-for-graduate-students

Another great resource is the NSF 101: The Mentoring Plan which offers some guidance to include in the mentoring plan in question.

Please also note the Mentoring Plan requirements:

• Must be submitted with the grant proposal
• May not exceed one page in length
• Must describe mentoring to be provided to all postdoctoral scholars or graduate students supported by the proposed project. Examples include, but are not limited to, careers, proposal preparation, publications, presentations, teaching, mentoring, collaborating in diverse teams, and responsible professional practices.
• Separate plans are not required for postdoctoral scholars or graduate students; plan may specify how different components will be enacted for the two types of early career researchers.
• Mentoring activities provided to postdoctoral scholars or graduate students supported on the proposal will be evaluated under the Broader Impacts review criterion.
• A single plan must be included for all graduate students or postdoctoral researchers supported by the project regardless of whether they reside at the submitting organization, any subrecipient organization, or at any organization participating in a simultaneously submitted collaborative proposal.