Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award
Description
The University of Florida Graduate School’s yearly Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award (FDMA) spotlights outstanding, innovative, and effective mentoring of doctoral and Master of Fine Arts student through their final dissertation or fine arts thesis project.
This award gives $3,000 to each of five or so faculty members, plus $1,000 to each winner's academic unit to use to support doctoral or Master of Fine Arts students.
Nominations for this award come from current UF graduate students, faculty members, administrators, and alumni.
Current FDMA Winners
To learn more about our 2023-2024 FDMA winners, click on the personal statement link to read about their mentoring experience and philosophy:
Professor Ronald Castellano, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Personal statement (PDF file)
Professor Martin Cohn, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
College of Medicine
Personal statement (PDF file)
Professor Nicolas DiLorenzo, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Sciences
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Personal statement (PDF file)
Professor Aysegul Gunduz, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Personal statement (PDF file)
Associate Professor Holly Lane, Ph.D.
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
College of Education
Personal statement (PDF file)
Professor Kirk Ziegler, Ph.D.
Department of Chemical Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Personal statement (PDF file)
To view an archive of FDMA winners and their personal statements, click here: FDMA Winners.
Application & Instructions
The next nomination cycle will open in Fall 2024, when the Graduate School will notify all stakeholders by email with instructions and forms. The selection process will conclude in Spring 2025.
Questions?
Graduate School