TThe AAH Committee on Mentoring is committed to providing opportunities for members to participate in mentoring relationships to support career development and academic growth. The Committee also recognizes excellence in mentoring through the Randall Howarth Prize (see below).
The committee has created two applications: one for potential mentors and one for potential mentees. We encourage anyone who is interested in serving as a mentor or a mentee in either a traditional (matching early career scholars with those in later stages of their careers) or co-mentoring relationship (matching those in similar stages of their careers in a more reciprocal relationship) to complete the appropriate application. (If you are interested in a co-mentoring relationship, please fill out both applications.) With the responses received, the committee will match appropriate mentors and mentees as closely to the desired qualifications as possible.
The program coordinators envision that these mentoring relationships will entail a rather minimal time commitment, with regular contact every 6-8 weeks (to be dictated by the needs of the mentee). While not required, we are hopeful that it will be possible for many of these pairs to meet in person at the annual meeting. It is our goal that the introduction of a mentoring program will assist in creating new relationships and continuing to promote a congenial atmosphere within the field.
Mentor/mentee pairings are made every fall. Please find the current forms via the links below. The deadline for submission of forms is September 15th, 2024. If you have needs that are time-sensitive, or if you have any other questions about the AAH Mentoring Program, please contact the committee chair at mentorship@associationofancienthistorians.org.
The Randall Howarth Prize for Excellence in Mentoring
The AAH Committee on Mentoring solicits nominations for the Randall Howarth Prize, which is given at each annual meeting to a member of the AAH who has a clear record of excellence in mentoring others towards achieving their academic and professional goals through dedicated support, training, and research supervision as well as personal and professional development. Please consider nominating deserving mentors for this honor! Guidelines and nomination information can be found here, and the nomination deadline is March 1. For any questions, contact mentorship@associationofancienthistorians.org.