Supporting Mentees: How to Write Excellent Mentor Statements, Referee Letters, Letters of Support, and More

This training session will focus on the best ways to support grant applicants by providing strong mentor statements, letters of recommendation, and other documents that showcase the outstanding features of those you are supporting. We will cover the following:

• The mentor-mentee support ecosystem
• Basic principles of demonstrating support
• The nuances of different kinds of support letters and statements (reference/referee letters, mentor statements, support letters)
• Best practices in asking for support
• Best practices in writing letters and statements

This training is geared to mentors who may be writing letters and statements, as well as to trainees and junior faculty. It is taught by Rachel Dresbeck, Ph.D., a consultant for AtKisson Training Group, and who is also senior director of research development at Oregon Health & Science University.