The Faculty-to-Faculty Mentorship Award annually recognizes a maximum of six tenure-track, clinical or research faculty members who have mentored other faculty members at Ohio State. Their contributions to the development of others through non-administrative roles, across the career life cycle, can include interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching excellence, research guidance, sponsorship to internal/external awards and/or leadership development. This award honors faculty who go beyond traditional expectations by investing time, expertise and care into guiding peers in their professional growth, scholarly development and overall success.
Nominees will have contributed as faculty mentors, shown measurable impact through their guidance, and sustained meaningful mentorship activities over time.
The Office of Academic Affairs awards recipients a $3,000 cash award. In addition, recipients are honored at a celebration during spring semester and recognized during a home football game in Ohio Stadium in the fall semester.
Eligibility
All full-time faculty members who have been at Ohio State for at least three years are eligible. Nominations may be submitted by peers, mentees, academic leaders or self.
Nomination Information
Nominations open the first week in August and close the second Friday in October each year.
Instructions: Assemble nomination materials into one PDF in the order listed below:
- Nomination letter describing the faculty member’s mentorship contributions (four-page maximum)
- Up to two supporting letters from colleagues or mentees (two pages per letter)
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae
Submit nomination PDF via email to Faculty Affairs (honeck.7@osu.edu) with a subject line of "Faculty-to-Faculty Mentorship Award."
Selection Criteria: Nominees will be evaluated based on:
- Demonstrated impact on mentees’ professional, teaching and/or scholarly development
- Evidence of sustained and consistent mentoring across multiple years and faculty