Mentor Mapping
This “mapping” exercise lists out the types of support every scientist needs. Take some time and think about who supports you. Identify areas in which you could use more support.
Introducing #EEBMentorMatch: linking students from minority serving institutions with application mentors
The goal of EEB Mentor match is of matching undergraduate students from minority-serving institutions who are interested in ecology and evolutionary biology with mentors who can provide feedback on graduate and fellowship applications. You can sign up as a mentee or mentor.
Building National Capacity for Research Mentor Training: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training the Trainers
Research mentor training (RMT), based on the published Entering Mentoring curricula series, has been shown to improve the knowledge and skills of research mentors across career stages, as self-reported by both the mentors engaged in training and their mentees. This paper describes the train-the-trainer workshop program at CIMER.
Mentor Curricula and Training: Entering Mentoring
The curricula, called Entering Mentoring, is for mentors of research trainees. It was originally developed for mentors across science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines at different career stages, working with undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty.
Earth Science Women’s Network
The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. They promote career development, build community, provide opportunities for informal mentoring and support, and facilitate professional collaborations.
Mentoring Manual
All of us encounter many opportunities in our lives to either mentor, or be mentored; and in any mentoring relationship the responsibility to foster and guide the process falls to both the mentor and the mentee. The goal of this online manual is to highlight the value of mentoring and to help students, faculty, and… Read more »
AGU Bridge Program
The AGU Bridge Program aims to advance opportunities for all students in graduate geoscience departments and to support cohorts of students pursuing advanced degrees in the geosciences. Talent is equally distributed, but opportunities are not. By providing support to students, the program recognizes the potential for all students to excel in the geosciences.
SEEDS: Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability
The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability program (SEEDS) is the flagship award-winning education program of the Ecological Society of America. Its mission is to diversify and advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of underrepresented students to participate, and to lead in ecology.
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) works to increase the number of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups who choose to pursue coursework and careers in conservation. The program also creates space for important conversations about diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the conservation and environmental fields.
Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON)
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History created Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON). Through a combined approach of research, mentoring, training, and outreach communication, and other activities, ICON supports individuals and organizations as they compile resources, build networks, communities of practice, new ideas, and pathways to conservation careers.
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