Applications for 2022 Academic year are OPEN.

FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY BELOW

Apply to be a mentor

If you are a women who either studied a technical field or now practices one, and are interested in volunteering your time to mentor two students, please apply for the academic year by October 28, 2022.  WISMP operates as a fully remote program.

The transition from University to work is an especially tumultuous time where a little extra support can go a long way to helping young women achieve their dreams.  The goals of the program are:

• to broaden students’ understanding of the breadth of jobs available in a field of study

• to develop a meaningful relationship with a technical woman who has traveled the path before

• to enable a student to tap into her mentor's more mature network, as a way to supercharge her own

The program works to maximizing outcomes for women students — but there are many benefits to mentors as well: intimate access to a diversity-rich pool of up-and-coming engineers, a community of like-minded alumni, and leadership experiences that translate directly to the work environment.

The time commitment as a mentor is:

• 1 hour / month (November through May) for mentorship meetings. Some meetings can be virtual using videoconference, but if you happen to be local to your mentee, we recommend attempting at least one in-person meeting at the student's campus during the year

Matching will happen on a rolling basis between October 15 and November 1. We do our best to match students with mentors of similar fields of study, so we cannot guarantee that we'll be able to match you this year.  If you are still interested in contributing even if you are not matched, please also join our Allies mailing list.

Apply to be mentored!

If you are a woman who is currently studying a STEM field at a university and are interested in potentially being matched with a mentor, please apply for this academic year by October 28, 2022.  This is a fully remote program open to students anywhere in the world, but will be conducted in English. Your mentor may be located nearby, or far away — but will be no less impactful for you in this next stage of your growth!

The time commitment is:

• 1 hour / month (November through May) for mentorship meetings with your mentor

We do our best to match students with mentors from similar fields of study, so we cannot guarantee that we'll be able to match you this year. Please only apply if you are seriously committed to working with a mentor this year.

Inclusion matters. The intention of this program is to support under-represented genders in STEM. If you feel that you are included in that category, regardless of whether you identify as a woman, you are welcome to apply. All mentee applicants are matched by the same criteria and availability of mentors, with no regard to gender (which is not asked for in the application).

Other ways to get involved

Allies

If you are an ally to our purpose, join our Allies mailing list and tell us how you can help.

STudents

If you are a university student studying a STEM field, and would like to make sure you get the latest information whether you get a mentor or not (such as other events), you can join our student mailing list — and we’ll be sure to reach out in time.

Student School organizer

If you are a student organizer and are interested in bringing WISMP to your university, send an email to hello@wismp.org.