The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), offers a wide array of services for faculty, including events, webinars, newsletters, and programs. The Faculty Success Program is NCFDD’s most popular program. It is a 12-week online program that helps non-tenure-track, tenure-track and tenured faculty develop the skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The cost is $5,250 per faculty member ($4,850 with early-bird registration). As part of an initiative of the Provost Office to support faculty success, MU offers scholarships to this program each year. Please see information about how to apply for a scholarship below.

The Provost’s Office is accepting scholarship applications for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) 12-week Faculty Success Program. The program will run virtually from May 19- July 27, 2025. Please note that priority for scholarships will be given to faculty members who have research and scholarship as part of their official position responsibilities. If applying for a scholarship, please submit the following information as one PDF file to Brooke Hartman  (hartmanem@missouri.edu) by Friday, February 21, 2025, at 5:00pm. Questions regarding the program or the application should be sent to the Assistant Provost for Strategic Faculty Initiatives, Shruti Rana (SRana@missouri.edu) or the Office of the Provost Faculty Fellow for Faculty Success, Brad Prager (PragerB@missouri.edu).

• Cover letter indicating why you are applying for this program and the ways in which you hope it will support you based on the criteria areas below,
• A short letter of support from your chair or dean, and
• A CV

NCFDD articulates that the program is created to help non-tenure track, tenure-track, and tenured faculty with the skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. As such, Mizzou uses the following criteria to evaluate applications:

• Research and writing are a part of the faculty member’s official workload for Mizzou.
• Application demonstrates clear goals for writing and research and why this program will help in this area.
• Application demonstrates a need for help to maintain healthy work-life balance.
• The faculty member articulates how they will make the 12-week session a priority and attend the weekly trainings, accountability calls, and individual coaching sessions to get the most out of the program.
• The faculty member’s supervisor supports engagement in this program.

Click here to view a list of program participants.