SHAPE America: Mentor of the Year Award Grant

The SHAPE America: Mentor of the Year Award recognizes an exemplary role model committed to fostering student engagement in professional activities. Candidates must have a minimum of three years of membership in SHAPE America and serve as full-time faculty at a higher education institution. This award emphasizes mentorship through professional behavior, involvement in student projects, and providing academic guidance, ensuring that students are well-prepared for their future careers.

The Mentor of the Year Award is given to an outstanding role model who encourages student involvement in professional opportunities and provides exemplary academic and professional preparation advisement.
Award Criteria
Serve as an outstanding role model of professionalism by modeling appropriate professional behavior and positive professional standards.
Encourage student involvement in professional opportunities, such as including students in service projects or research activities, supporting student membership in professional organizations/meetings, or enabling student attendance at professional meetings.
Provide exemplary academic and professional preparation advisement for students.
Serve as faculty advisor/supporter to student major club and honorary projects.

Eligibility

Be a current member of SHAPE America and shall have held such membership for at least three (3) years.
Full-time faculty member at an institution of higher education.
Candidates may only be nominated by his/her chair, dean, supervisor, colleagues, and/or students.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Shall have held such membership for at least three (3) years.