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For more than a decade MentorNet has been matching mentors with some of the brightest and most ambitious students – with a special focus on women and minorities - in engineering and science programs.
31,011 - Matches Since 1998
1,132 - Current Matches
33,238 - Current Community Members
231 - Protégés Available to be matched
771 - Current Employers Represented
59 - Colleges and Universities Currently Participating
5 - Current Corporate Partners
1 - Current Government Laboratories
11 - Current Professional Organizations
52% - of Protégés apply for employment at their mentor's company
349 - Mentors Available to be matched
50% - Female Mentors
830 - Underrepresented Minorities
85 - Countries Represented
7,424 - Female Protégés
2,986 - Underrepresented Minorities
59 - Countries Represented
769 - Two Year degrees
6,888 - Undergraduates
2,330 - Masters Students
2,268 - PHD Students
569 - Postdoctoral Scholars
182 - Early-career Faculty
1. Fill out a Mentor Profile
Our matching algorithm will find a protégé who is looking for someone with your experience and capacity to guide them, and who meets your preferences and comfort level.
2. Wait for a match! (It may take up to 2 weeks)
Protégés may be offered up to five potential mentors so they feel they “own” the relationship. 97% of our mentors eventually find a match.
3. Exchange communications
Once you have confirmed your availability, the e-mentoring relationship begins immediately. You will begin receiving regular suggestions from the MentorNet timed program that will help you kick off and build your relationship. The MentorNet program lasts approximately 8 months and requires on average 15 minutes per week.
For more info see our Mentor FAQs