To participate in the PFF program, you must be in at least the second year of a master’s or Ph.D. program at Iowa State or in a postdoctoral appointment. If North American English is not your native language, please attach documentation showing you've met the English for Teaching Requirements verified by the Center for Communication Excellence or the date you plan to meet requirements.

To apply to the PFF program, submit the following:

• Go to the PD@ISU website to complete the online PFF application. For a how-to-use PD@ISU tutorial, scroll to the bottom of this page.
• A current vita
• A letter of recommendation from a faculty member
• If needed, documentation from the Center for Communication Excellence showing you have met English for Teaching Requirements

*Applications are due by March 1 for the fall semester PFF class.*

Note: if you have previously applied to the PFF program, please revise and re-submit your form for the new application cycle.

The system will send you a confirmation email after your application has been successfully submitted. If you do not receive a confirmation email within a few minutes, please submit again or email pff@iastate.edu

PFF Program Resources for Continuing Participants

PFF Forms are available on the PD@ISU website

Forms Required Every Semester

• GRST 5850 Mentor-Mentee Agreement Form
• GRST 5860 Mentor-Mentee Agreement Form
• GRST 5870 Mentor-Mentee Agreement Form
• GRST 5880 Mentor-Mentee Agreement Form

Participants Enrolled in GRST 5860 

• GRST 5860 Signup Form
• GRST 5860 Teaching Component Form
• GRST 5860 Teaching Observation Agreement Form

Participants Enrolled in GRST 5870 and 5880 

• GRST 5870 Signup Form
• GRST 5870 Project Proposal Form
• GRST 5870 Teaching Observation Agreement Form
• GRST 5880 Signup Form
• GRST 5880 Project Proposal Form
• PFF Letter of Recommendation Request Form

Download PFF Student Manual (PDF) (Note: All forms are now completed on the PD@ISU website)

For more information, please contact:

Karen Menzel
Preparing Future Faculty
Graduate College
Iowa State University
1114 Pearson Hall
(515) 294-4531
pff@iastate.edu

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