OFFICE OF GRADUATE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENT AFFAIRS
UF Santa Fe Application · Page 1 of 3 Last updated May 3, 2022
2022-2023 UF/Santa Fe College Faculty Development Project
Application Deadline: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 5 p.m.
The UF/Santa Fe College Faculty Development Project is a partnership between the University of Florida and Santa Fe College that
aims to increase faculty diversity at Santa Fe College (SFC) while providing underrepresented doctoral students at UF with valuable
teaching experience.
Participants teach one course per semester in the fall and the spring at SFC and assist in its recruitment and retention of minority and
underrepresented students.
This program covers tuition, fees, and a stipend from UF, along with additional monetary compensation from SFC. It may be funded for
a maximum of three years.
To apply, you must have a master’s degree and have reached candidacy.
You cannot hold any other teaching assistantship while on this award (however, research assistantships up to 0.25 FTE are allowed).
To be considered for this award, you must:
Complete and this application and submit it to the UF Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives.
Required materials: Your application package must include…
All pages of this application form.
Letter of interest:
First-time applicants: Explain your interest in the program and how it could impact your career success.
Returning applicants: Explain what you gained from your SFC teaching experience, why you want to continue in the
program, and how you plan to elevate your teaching and learning skills if chosen for this program again.
Up-to-date résumé or curriculum vitae.
Recommendation letters:
First-time applicants: Three letters about your teaching experience or potential for teaching.
Returning applicants: Two letters (one from your supervisory committee chair at UF and one from your supervisor at
SFC), supporting your continued participation in this program.
Official transcripts of all college work. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted for review purposes only. Official transcripts will be
required and a background check conducted before any offer of employment can be made
Submission: Email your application package as a single PDF file to ogdi@aa.ufl.edu
or mail it to:
UF Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives
University of Florida Graduate School
123 Grinter Hall · POB 115500
Gainesville FL 32611
Questions? Please email OGDI at ogdi@aa.ufl.edu
or telephone 352 392 6444 or toll-free 1 800 753 9798.
Please keep a copy of this form and your application materials for your own records.