Mentoring programmes in (neuro)science

Mentoring programmeCountryTarget mentees
African Science Frontiers Initiative (ASFI) Mentoring ProgramAfricaPhD students, independent researchers, research institutes, other interested persons or institutions in Africa
Collaboration for Research Excellence in Africa (CORE) Research Mentorship SchemeAfricaStudents, early- and mid-career researchers in Africa
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Mentorship SchemeAfricaEarly 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)AustraliaPhD Students and early to mid career researchers based in Australia
Elevate: Boosting Women in STEMAustraliaAnyone 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 UniversityAustraliaFirst year undergraduate students at Monash University
Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Australian Chapter Mentoring Program 2022AustraliaEarly and mid-career researchers in Australia looking to expand their support network in and/or out of academia
In2science eMentoring programAustraliaHigh school students in low socio-economic schools in Victoria, Australia
STEM Industry Mentoring ProgramAustraliaUndergraduate 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 ProgramAustraliaAll 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 ProgramAustraliaAll 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 SchemeAustralia/New ZealandWomen STEMM PhD candidates based in Australia or New Zealand
BeWise Mentoring ProgramBelgiumWomen 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 2020BelgiumWomen PhD students and postdocs at KU Leuven
STEM Fellowship mentorship programsCanadaHigh school and undergraduate students based in Canada
McMaster University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences Mentoring ProgramCanadaAll members of the McMaster Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentorship ProgramCanadaWomen in STEM community in Hamilton and surrounding cities
McMaster Life Science Peer Mentorship ProgramCanadaFirst and second-year students at the McMaster Life Science Program
Collaborative Program In Neuroscience (CPIN) Undergraduate Mentorship ProgramCanadaSenior undergraduate students at the University of Toronto
The Neural Network Mentorship ProgramCanada1st and 2nd year undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia Neuroscience Program
Danish Society for Women in Science (DANWISE) Mentoring ProgramDenmarkWomen scientists based in Denmark
Femmes et Sciences MentoratFrancePhD students enrolled in the University of Montpellier, Paris-Saclay or Toulouse in France
France Cerebellum Club MentoringFranceYoung researchers (PhDs, postdocs, early career researchers) based in France
Université Côte d'Azur (UCA) mentoring programsFranceDoctoral and post-doctoral students at UCA wishing to pursue a career in the private or academic sector
Tandem Mentoring Program at Charité BerlinGermanyWomen scientists at Charité Berlin
FraMeS – Mentoring-Program for Female ScientistsGermanyPhD-Candidates, postdocs and junior professors at the University of Siegen
BIGS Neuroscience MentorshipGermanyPhD students at the Bonn International Graduate School (BIGS) of Neuroscience
African Research Talents Experiencing Mentoring In Science (ARTEMIS) programme 2022Germany/AfricaStudents/junior scientists at African universities/research institutes and junior scientists at Max Planck Institutes
Women in STEM Research (WISR) Mentorship ProgramIndiaPre-final/final year undergraduate or Masters students in India and interested in research
ReAct (Research Activation): Building Opportunities for the Future STEM Scientists in IndiaIndiaFirst year undergraduate students in STEM in India
Return2India Mentorship ProgramIndiaGraduate 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 SystemIndiaFirst year undergraduate students at Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS) Gwalior
SPROUT mentorship program 2021IndiaStudents based in Jammu & Kashmir, India, interested in STEM careers
Science Gurus Mentorship ProgramIndiaHigh school and undergraduate students based in India
Mentoras en la Ciencia 2021 Latin America & CaribbeanWomen researchers affiliated with a higher education institution in Mexico
W-STEM Mentoring NetworkLatin America & Caribbean/SpainFirst year undergraduate women students in the Network's affiliated 11 institutions across 6 countries
Brain Gain Mentorship ProgramPortugalUndergraduate students based in Portugal
Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies (SFCNS) / YouCliN Mentoring ProgramSwitzerlandMasters 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 ProgrammeUKFinal year undergraduate, Masters or PhD students from underrepresented backgrounds affiliated with UK Higher Education Institution
Mentoring at the UCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyUKDifferent offerings for Masters and PhD students, non-clinical/clinical Research and Academic staff at UCL IoN
Academy of Medical Sciences mentoring ProgrammeUKPost-doctoral and independent biomedical and health researchers based in the UK
India Graduate Mentorship Programme 2023-24 by Project EduAccessUK/IndiaFinal year undergraduate students in India from marginalised communities who wish to pursue postgraduate studies abroad
SfN Neuroscience Scholars ProgrammeUSAGraduate students and postdocs from underrepresented backgrounds, citizens or permanent residents of the US
Diversity in STEM Mentoring Programs at HarvardUSAHarvard undergraduate and graduate students, IT staff who hold marginalised gender identities
HHMI Scientific Mentorship InitiativeUSAHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists
Cedars-Sinai's Scholarships and Pathways in Neuroscience ProgramUSA3rd 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)USAAdvanced predoctoral students at the New York University
UCLA Undergraduate Neuroscience Scholars ProgramUSASophomore 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 ProgramUSAUS-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 ProgramUSAJunior faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) ProgramUSADiversity (underrepresented minorities as defined in the US) junior faculty members in the neurosciences in US academic institutions
ASM Future Leaders Mentoring FellowshipUSAMaster's and doctoral graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds and members of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Women in Science at Yale (WISAY) mentoring 2020-21USAUndergraduate and graduate students, postdocs at Yale
MASS Association for Women In Science (AWIS) Mentoring Circle ProgramUSAMembers of National AWIS and MASS AWIS
National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)USAResearchers across all career stages in the biomedical, behavioural, clinical, and social sciences in the US
Neuroscience Early Stage Scientist Training Program USAGraduate students and early stage scientists at the University of Chicago
Mentorship for Underrepresented STEM Enthusiasts (MUSE)USAURM, particularly Black and/or Native individuals and their intersecting marginalised identities in STEM fields
Neurobiology Club Mentorship Program USAUndergraduate students at the University of Washington interested in learning how to get into the Neuroscience or Biology major
OSU Mentorship ProgramUSAUndergraduate students at the Ohio State University (OSU)
Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program USAGraduate trainees at the University of Alabama Birmingham graduate school that are US citizens or permanent residents
Carolina Psychology and Neuroscience Mentorship ProgramUSAUndergraduates majoring in Psychology or Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill
PSU Mentoring AcademyUSAPortland State University (PSU) faculty looking to become mentors
Science Sistas Mentorship ProgramUSAStudents across the US interested in applying to professional healthcare programs
UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Summer ProgramUSAUndergraduate students that attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the US
Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) by Científico LatinoUSAUS-based students from minoritised backgrounds applying to STEM Master's and PhD programs
Flux mentorship match-up programUSA/GlobalRange from high school students to faculty level
Duke Neuroscience Mentoring Program 2020-21USA/GlobalAnyone interested in the Duke graduate/medical school
Women in STEM Mentorship ProgramUSA/GlobalWomen students studying a STEM field at a university anywhere in the world
Black in Neuro (BiN) Mentorship ProgramUSA/GlobalBiN Members - undergraduate or graduate students interested in neuro-related fields, postdocs, individuals transitioning between degrees (e.g., research assistant's or post-baccalaureates)
Neuromatch AcademyUSA/GlobalAnyone interested in following a career in neuroscience either in academia or in industry, with some background in coding
World Women in Neuroscience (WWN) mentoring programUSA/GlobalWomen at any career stage in neuroscience worldwide
Action Potential Advising Program by Simply NeuroscienceUSA/GlobalHigh school or undergraduate students living anywhere
LatinX in AI Mentoring ProgramUSA/GlobalLatinX identifying early career professional or student living and working anywhere in the world
OHBM online international mentoring programmeUSA/GlobalRange from undergraduate/ Masters/ PhD to postdocs to early career PIs
Women in Machine Learning (WiML) Mentorship Program 2023-2024USA/GlobalWomen and non-binary graduates and post-graduates applying for degree programs and industry jobs, respectively, in machine learning.
Disabled in STEM Mentorship ProgramUSA/GlobalScientists with disabilities in STEM fields (including psychology). Some mentors have lived experience with disabilities, while others are dedicated allies committed to helping DisabledInSTEM mentees