Application to host a Mentoring Program

2008-2009 Mentoring Programs

At its 2008 fall meeting, the LFP National Network Board awarded funding to the following schools to host Mentoring Programs on their campuses for the 2009-2010 academic year:

Belmont University
Lewis University
Wittenburg College
Xavier University - Cincinnati

Description and Guidelines

Mentoring Programs have been among the most popular and successful of all LFP initiatives. Mentoring Programs provide funds to nurture new and junior faculty at Network institutions and strengthen the commitment of all faculty to institutional mission. Well-constructed mentoring programs encourage new faculty as well as veteran faculty to understand and share the ethos of the school, to grow to love the questions that the institution holds dear, and to consider the importance of fundamental matters concerning the relationship between higher learning and the Christian faith. Such programs also seek to renew and deepen the commitment of the whole institution and its leaders to those central intellectual and spiritual matters.

The experience of numerous previous LFP Mentoring Programs, along with a great deal of practical advice and theological reflection on the academic vocation from a variety of Christian traditions, has been collected in Mentoring for Mission: Nurturing New Faculty at Church-Related Colleges, Caroline Simon, ed., (Eerdmans, 2003). Applicants for Mentoring Programs are strongly encouraged to consult this valuable resource.

A Mentoring Program may be funded at $12,000. Institutions that have already received a grant in this category will not be eligible in the same category again for two years after the original grant was awarded.

Each proposed LFP Mentoring Program should be designed to serve the character and structure of that particular institution and the needs of its faculty. Each school will determine the number of faculty mentors and new or junior faculty to be involved in the Mentoring Program, the format and character of the program, and the appropriate compensation for various participants. Institutions are encouraged to enrich or extend the LFP Program by providing additional funds from their own resources. At the conclusion of the Mentoring Program, the Director must submit a brief report on the character and outcomes of the Program, including a list of faculty involved.

Each proposal must include not more than a 1,000 word description of the proposed program, including rationale, goals, and format. The proposal must also include a budget covering programming as well as support for the Director and program participants.

If applying for a second LFP Mentoring grant, please specify how  this additional grant funding is necessary for building on the previous LFP Mentoring grant or specify how this additional funding will initiate a new program unrelated to the previous grant.

For further information regarding Mentoring Programs in their various forms, applicants may contact institutions that have previously sponsored Mentoring Programs.

Application Deadline: September 15, 2009 for a Mentoring Program to be held during the academic year 2010-2011.

Application to host a Mentoring Program

Mentoring Programs currently or previously funded

2008-2009
Concordia University Portland
University of Dallas

2007-2008
Illinois College
Loyola Marymount

2006-2007
Belmont Abby College
Bethel University
Westmont College

2005-2006
Concordia University, NE
Eastern Mennonite University
Presbyterian College

2004-2005
Geneva College
Luther College
St. Xavier University
Xavier University

2003-2004
Columbia College
Saint Mary’s University
Seattle Pacific University

2002-2003
Dordt College
Mount St. Mary's College
Wartburg College

2001- 2002
Fordham University
Samford University

2000-2001
Augsburg College
Baylor University
Goshen College
Gustavus Adolphus College

1999-2000
University of Scranton
Loyola Marymount University

1998-1999
Abilene Christian University
Bethune Cookman College
University of The Incarnate Word
University of Notre Dame

1997-1998
Berea College
Hope College
Midland Lutheran College

1996-1997
Concordia College-Moorhead
St. Olaf College
Whitworth College