Resources

We have collected several resources to help improve graduate education. Below, you will find Data Collection Tools that have been used at different institutions to assess graduate welfare, workload, advising, and campus climate. We also have a collection of Mentorship Agreements in use to ensure that both advisors and trainees understand the responsibilities and boundaries of the relationship. You will also find Mentorship Standards and Guidelines that have been created by several institutions to guide their research advisors and mentors. Finally, you will find a list of External Efforts by other institutions and organizations to address graduate education and research mentorship.

The concise FAARM Guide to
Choosing a Department, Lab, Research center, or Advisor


Data Collection Tools

Graduate and Professional Student Survey
UCLA 2010
Student Affairs
Download

Graduate, Professional, and Postdoc Wellness Survey
UK 2019
Download

Graduate Assistant Workload Survey
UofA 2019
Download


Mentorship Agreements (see more)

Brown
Graduate School
Download

Georgia Tech
Download

NASA (Guidelines)
Download


Mentorship Standards and Guidelines (see more)

Stanford
Advising Practices & Resources
Website

University of Michigan
Mentoring Guide to Faculty
Download

University of Minnesota
Graduate Student Advising Guide
Download


External Efforts

National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
Graduate Student Life Brief

Association of American Universities
PhD Education Initiative