Mentoring programme | Country | Target mentees |
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African Science Frontiers Initiative (ASFI) Mentoring Program | Africa | PhD students, independent researchers, research institutes, other interested persons or institutions in Africa |
Collaboration for Research Excellence in Africa (CORE) Research Mentorship Scheme | Africa | Students, early- and mid-career researchers in Africa |
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Mentorship Scheme | Africa | Early to mid-career scientists who have completed their PhDs and are working in Africa-based higher education or research institutions |
Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) | Australia | PhD Students and early to mid career researchers based in Australia |
Elevate: Boosting Women in STEM | Australia | Anyone who identifies as a woman or as non-binary and plans (and is eligible) to commence a new course at an Australian university in 2024 |
Biomedical Science Peer Mentoring at Monash University | Australia | First year undergraduate students at Monash University |
Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Australian Chapter Mentoring Program 2022 | Australia | Early and mid-career researchers in Australia looking to expand their support network in and/or out of academia |
In2science eMentoring program | Australia | High school students in low socio-economic schools in Victoria, Australia |
STEM Industry Mentoring Program | Australia | Undergraduate and Masters students enrolled at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Science or Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) |
UTS Women in STEM Research (WiSR) Mentoring Program | Australia | All women, including cis-and trans-women, and gender diverse people studying a higher degree by research at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Engineering and IT |
UTS Lucy Mentoring Program | Australia | All cis- and trans- women and gender diverse people studying undergraduate degrees or Masters by Coursework at UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT |
Australian L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Regional Young Talents Program: Mentoring Scheme | Australia/New Zealand | Women STEMM PhD candidates based in Australia or New Zealand |
BeWise Mentoring Program | Belgium | Women at the beginning of their scientific careers who are typically in their third-year doctoral studies or postdoc |
Mentoring @ the KU Leuven Faculty of Science 2020 | Belgium | Women PhD students and postdocs at KU Leuven |
STEM Fellowship mentorship programs | Canada | High school and undergraduate students based in Canada |
McMaster University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences Mentoring Program | Canada | All members of the McMaster Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences |
McMaster Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentorship Program | Canada | Women in STEM community in Hamilton and surrounding cities |
McMaster Life Science Peer Mentorship Program | Canada | First and second-year students at the McMaster Life Science Program |
Collaborative Program In Neuroscience (CPIN) Undergraduate Mentorship Program | Canada | Senior undergraduate students at the University of Toronto |
The Neural Network Mentorship Program | Canada | 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia Neuroscience Program |
Danish Society for Women in Science (DANWISE) Mentoring Program | Denmark | Women scientists based in Denmark |
Femmes et Sciences Mentorat | France | PhD students enrolled in the University of Montpellier, Paris-Saclay or Toulouse in France |
France Cerebellum Club Mentoring | France | Young researchers (PhDs, postdocs, early career researchers) based in France |
Université Côte d'Azur (UCA) mentoring programs | France | Doctoral and post-doctoral students at UCA wishing to pursue a career in the private or academic sector |
Tandem Mentoring Program at Charité Berlin | Germany | Women scientists at Charité Berlin |
FraMeS – Mentoring-Program for Female Scientists | Germany | PhD-Candidates, postdocs and junior professors at the University of Siegen |
BIGS Neuroscience Mentorship | Germany | PhD students at the Bonn International Graduate School (BIGS) of Neuroscience |
African Research Talents Experiencing Mentoring In Science (ARTEMIS) programme 2022 | Germany/Africa | Students/junior scientists at African universities/research institutes and junior scientists at Max Planck Institutes |
Women in STEM Research (WISR) Mentorship Program | India | Pre-final/final year undergraduate or Masters students in India and interested in research |
ReAct (Research Activation): Building Opportunities for the Future STEM Scientists in India | India | First year undergraduate students in STEM in India |
Return2India Mentorship Program | India | Graduate students, postdocs, early career researchers who are 1) currently residing outside India and exploring their options to transition back to Indian STEM sectors and/or to collaborate with STEM professionals in India, or 2) returned to India in the past 2 years and in the process of integrating in Indian STEM ecosystem |
MITS Gwalior Mentor-Mentee System | India | First year undergraduate students at Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS) Gwalior |
SPROUT mentorship program 2021 | India | Students based in Jammu & Kashmir, India, interested in STEM careers |
Science Gurus Mentorship Program | India | High school and undergraduate students based in India |
Mentoras en la Ciencia 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean | Women researchers affiliated with a higher education institution in Mexico |
W-STEM Mentoring Network | Latin America & Caribbean/Spain | First year undergraduate women students in the Network's affiliated 11 institutions across 6 countries |
Brain Gain Mentorship Program | Portugal | Undergraduate students based in Portugal |
Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies (SFCNS) / YouCliN Mentoring Program | Switzerland | Masters student in neuroscience, neuropsychology, human medicine or any related field; PhD student, postdoc or resident below the age of 40 in Switzerland |
British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Scholars Programme | UK | Final year undergraduate, Masters or PhD students from underrepresented backgrounds affiliated with UK Higher Education Institution |
Mentoring at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology | UK | Different offerings for Masters and PhD students, non-clinical/clinical Research and Academic staff at UCL IoN |
Academy of Medical Sciences mentoring Programme | UK | Post-doctoral and independent biomedical and health researchers based in the UK |
India Graduate Mentorship Programme 2023-24 by Project EduAccess | UK/India | Final year undergraduate students in India from marginalised communities who wish to pursue postgraduate studies abroad |
SfN Neuroscience Scholars Programme | USA | Graduate students and postdocs from underrepresented backgrounds, citizens or permanent residents of the US |
Diversity in STEM Mentoring Programs at Harvard | USA | Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, IT staff who hold marginalised gender identities |
HHMI Scientific Mentorship Initiative | USA | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists |
Cedars-Sinai's Scholarships and Pathways in Neuroscience Program | USA | 3rd or 4th year undergraduates, graduate students and those in or awaiting acceptance to medical school or a residency program, based in the US |
Diverse Neuroscientists Doctoral Training Series (DeNDriTeS) | USA | Advanced predoctoral students at the New York University |
UCLA Undergraduate Neuroscience Scholars Program | USA | Sophomore and junior undergraduate students in Neuroscience, Physiological Sciences, Psychobiology and other neurobiology-related fields enrolled at UCLA or any other accredited University in the US |
Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program | USA | US-based rising college freshman or sophomore, accepted into an accredited college program in neuroscience, self-identified as underrepresented or deaf/hard-of-hearing (D/HH) |
O’Donnell Clinical Neuroscience Scholars Program | USA | Junior faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) Program | USA | Diversity (underrepresented minorities as defined in the US) junior faculty members in the neurosciences in US academic institutions |
ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship | USA | Master's and doctoral graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds and members of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
Women in Science at Yale (WISAY) mentoring 2020-21 | USA | Undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs at Yale |
MASS Association for Women In Science (AWIS) Mentoring Circle Program | USA | Members of National AWIS and MASS AWIS |
National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) | USA | Researchers across all career stages in the biomedical, behavioural, clinical, and social sciences in the US |
Neuroscience Early Stage Scientist Training Program | USA | Graduate students and early stage scientists at the University of Chicago |
Mentorship for Underrepresented STEM Enthusiasts (MUSE) | USA | URM, particularly Black and/or Native individuals and their intersecting marginalised identities in STEM fields |
Neurobiology Club Mentorship Program | USA | Undergraduate students at the University of Washington interested in learning how to get into the Neuroscience or Biology major |
OSU Mentorship Program | USA | Undergraduate students at the Ohio State University (OSU) |
Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program | USA | Graduate trainees at the University of Alabama Birmingham graduate school that are US citizens or permanent residents |
Carolina Psychology and Neuroscience Mentorship Program | USA | Undergraduates majoring in Psychology or Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill |
PSU Mentoring Academy | USA | Portland State University (PSU) faculty looking to become mentors |
Science Sistas Mentorship Program | USA | Students across the US interested in applying to professional healthcare programs |
UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Summer Program | USA | Undergraduate students that attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the US |
Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) by Científico Latino | USA | US-based students from minoritised backgrounds applying to STEM Master's and PhD programs |
Flux mentorship match-up program | USA/Global | Range from high school students to faculty level |
Duke Neuroscience Mentoring Program 2020-21 | USA/Global | Anyone interested in the Duke graduate/medical school |
Women in STEM Mentorship Program | USA/Global | Women students studying a STEM field at a university anywhere in the world |
Black in Neuro (BiN) Mentorship Program | USA/Global | BiN Members - undergraduate or graduate students interested in neuro-related fields, postdocs, individuals transitioning between degrees (e.g., research assistant's or post-baccalaureates) |
Neuromatch Academy | USA/Global | Anyone interested in following a career in neuroscience either in academia or in industry, with some background in coding |
World Women in Neuroscience (WWN) mentoring program | USA/Global | Women at any career stage in neuroscience worldwide |
Action Potential Advising Program by Simply Neuroscience | USA/Global | High school or undergraduate students living anywhere |
LatinX in AI Mentoring Program | USA/Global | LatinX identifying early career professional or student living and working anywhere in the world |
OHBM online international mentoring programme | USA/Global | Range from undergraduate/ Masters/ PhD to postdocs to early career PIs |
Women in Machine Learning (WiML) Mentorship Program 2023-2024 | USA/Global | Women and non-binary graduates and post-graduates applying for degree programs and industry jobs, respectively, in machine learning. |
Disabled in STEM Mentorship Program | USA/Global | Scientists with disabilities in STEM fields (including psychology). Some mentors have lived experience with disabilities, while others are dedicated allies committed to helping DisabledInSTEM mentees. |