NCFDD Faculty Success Program

The Faculty Success Program (FSP) is a structured, intensive 11-week virtual experience designed to help faculty members increase productivity, establish sustainable writing habits, and create work-life balance—all with the support of expert coaching and a dedicated community of peers. It is a program offered through the NCFDD, an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.  The fall session begins Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. This year, the Provost’s Faculty Affairs team will sponsor a number of mid-career faculty to participate in the program. Applications are due no later than 5 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 13, 2026.

Eligibility

The following two groups of faculty members are eligible:

• Tenured faculty who have worked as full-time faculty at UT for at least the last two (2) academic years (2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years) 
• Professional-track faculty in the Instruction, Lecturer, Practice, Clinical, or Research titles working at UT for at least six (6) years (since AY 2020-21). Eligible faculty must have a minimum of a 50% faculty appointment during the fall 2026 term. 

Faculty must not be on leave during the fall 2026 semester when the Faculty Success Program is scheduled.