Mentoring in the Salzman Lab
Mentoring Philosophy – This will give you an idea of my approach to mentoring students and postdocs.
Lab Expectations – These are the expectations that I have for graduate students in the lab and the expectations that you can have for me. These expectations are well representative of what graduate school is like, with this particular document heavily lifted from Dr. Chelsea Specht, previously the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.
I ask mentees to fill out this Mentor Map from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity with themselves in the center so as to create a tangible reminder of their personal and professional support network.
This Core Competency Self-Assessment from the National Postdoctoral Association is a great overview of the skills needed in Science and students and postdocs alike revisit this annually with me to help guide the focus of your training.
Fellowship and research grant funding
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
UGA Graduate School fellowship and research grant funding opportunities
UGA Graduate School database of external fellowships
UGA Graduate School Travel Grants
UGA’s Office of Research Pivot database for searchable funding opportunities. You can set up a profile and get alerted of appropriate grants/fellowships.
ARCS Foundation Scholarship Award
Georgia Native Plant Society Grants and Scholarships
Magnolia Society International research grants
UGA Career services
UGA Career Center Graduate and Professional Student site has lots of information on everything career related from exploring options to becoming the best candidate.
The UGA Center for Teaching and Learning GradTeach Certificate provides a foundation in best practices for teaching and prepares you for future teaching careers. It is a self-paced certification.
Free self-service professional headshot photo booth!
SGA professional clothing closet offers free business attire.
UGA Personal services
UGA graduate student meal plan provides discounted meals at campus dining halls.
The UGA Graduate School emergency fund is designed to help support any students with unforeseen financial circumstances.
The UGA Graduate School success and well-being resources are designed to support mental health and build community. You can find information here on surviving graduate school as well as student networks and organizations.
UGA Well-being resources has all sorts of information on mental and physical health services and advice.
The UGA Graduate School Graduate Peer Support Network (GPSN) connects grad students to campus services and each other. It also offers in-person and virtual personal development workshop in things like overcoming imposture syndrome or writing workshops.