Scholar
Mentorship
Program

Mentor’s roles and responsibilities

Mentor to provide support in the following areas:

• Share Information about his or her own academic and career path.
• Provide guidance, motivation, emotional and academic support, and role modeling.
• Help with exploring STEM academic paths and career opportunities, setting goals, developing contacts, and identifying resources.
• Updating progress I the NEVE portal.
• In addition to serving as their role model, advisor, and ally, the Mentor will provide the NEVE scholars with tools to achieve their academic and professional STEM goals.

How it Works

• The Mentor(s) to provide in person and virtual interactions with the NEVE Scholars.
• In person once per semester for a working weekend at a college campus TBD to include all NEVE scholars to explore and share experiences, develop relationships and and create new STEM studying strategies.
• The Mentor(s) will provide Virtual mentoring each month and maintain / update progress on pre-set criteria with the Mentee.

The NEVE mentor-mentee relationship must be built upon certain factors including: Trust and respect, open and honest communications, flexibility and understanding of other perspectives including race, religion, national origin and sexual identity.