Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network Applicant Portal
Welcome to the SSMN Applicant Portal, where you can apply for all active application-based programming, including grants, awards, and special events. SSMN Grant winners should also use the applicant portal to submit all grant reports.
Please use your SSMN website account credentials to log-in. Contact SSMN staff (ssmn@ssrc.org) if you have questions about an application or need assistance logging in.
To open an existing application draft and continue working, select 'My Applications' in the lefthand sidebar on this page.
Open Competitions
2025 SSMN Award Application
Deadline: Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
To nominate a fellow Sloan Scholar alum for an award, please write to Veronica Zepeda, SSMN Program Director, at ssmn@ssrc.org by March 14, 2025. Nominees will be invited to apply and must submit applications by the April 13 deadline.
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Upcoming Programs
SSMN Research Symposium Application
Application opens: May 1, 2025
Application closes: June 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Program description: The SSMN Research Symposium is a multidisciplinary alumni event that first launched in 2023. Sloan Scholar alumni from all fields and career levels are encouraged to submit talk topics. Talks are not limited to research, but may focus on mentoring, teaching, community work, passion projects, or another topic the presenter wishes to share with the alumni community. The symposium is a preconference event at the SREB Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, alternating each year with the Academic Job Market & New Faculty Boot Camp.
The 2025 Research Symposium will take place in Atlanta, GA, in the final week of October. The SREB Institute will then run from October 30-November 2.
Updates on how to participate in the Symposium will be shared via the SSMN email list. To subscribe, send an email to sloan-network+subscribe@ssrc.org and the sending address will be automatically registered.
Coming in 2026: SSMN Academic Job Market & New Faculty Boot Camp Application
The SSMN Academic Job Market & New Faculty Boot Camp alternates annually with the Research Symposium. Information about the next boot camp will be available starting in late spring 2026.