2024 NSF NCAR|UCAR|UCP Student Program Mentor Volunteer Form
Thank you for your interest in volunteering as a mentor! For 2024, student programs will be in-person, hybrid, and remote depending on the program. The goal of our student programs is to help guide mentees through research and professional development, while building their STEM community. The important roles mentors play are to help create an inclusive and welcoming environment for mentees of all backgrounds and experience levels, including promoting their growth and wellbeing within the field outside of research.  

There will be an option to select internship programs in order of preference. We will do our best to match as many mentors with students; however, there is no guarantee everyone will be matched as a mentor. We will contact you in mid-to-late March, once we have selected and matched students with research projects and mentors. Please contact the respective program lead for the following programs:

🌟 NSF NCAR EdEC NESSI - Jerry Cyccone - cyccone@ucar.edu
🌟 NSF NCAR EOL SUPER - Joshua Carnes - jcarnes@ucar.edu
🌟 UCP SciEd NSF SOARS - Kadidia Thiero - thiero@ucar.edu
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Email *
First and Last Name *
Title *
Phone Number (Office, Mobile) *
Division, Laboratory, Program (NCAR|UCAR|UCP); Agency, Department, and/or Laboratory. Select all that apply. *
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What do you consider your current career stage?
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Program and Mentor Preferences
Please select your top three (3) Program preferences with one (1) being the most preferred. All programs will be in-person/hybrid. *
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SUPER
SOARS
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There are many ways of being a mentor. NSF SOARS mentees have multiple mentors. Mentees in other programs have Lead Research Mentor(s) or teams encompassing all roles. Find the indicator at the beginning of the selections below and select the mentor role(s) that interest you most. *
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Are you able to mentor in-person, hybrid, or remote only? Select all that apply. *
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Mentors meet with mentees at least weekly. Please list your out-of-office dates and/or vacation dates during the summer 2024 program period (May 20 - August 2, 2024). 
How often would you be able to meet with your mentee weekly (in-person and online)?
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How often would you be able to meet with your mentee in-person? *
Mentor Experience
Would this be your first time mentoring? *
Mentoring Experience:  Describe your experience being a mentor including the number of years and the programs. If you have not been a mentor before, please share your approach to mentoring. *
As part of the UCAR DEI Strategic Plan, we work to support students from historically marginalized backgrounds (e.g. African American and/or Black, Latinx/e, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, neurodivergent, first-generation, etc.). What is your awareness of barriers that historically marginalized students face in STEM?  *
Not at all aware
Slightly aware
Somewhat aware
Moderately aware
Extremely aware
Awareness of barriers
Please indicate your programming expertise. Select all that apply.
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The below questions are for Lead Research and SOARS Research/Scientific Mentors only:
The majority of our programs run 11-weeks during the summer and support undergraduate and graduate students. Please consider this time frame when designing a research project and education experience for your prospective student. This will ensure that program deliverables can be accomplished by the end of the program. Also as a reminder, our mission is to support mentees holistically with their research, professional development, and community building within the STEM fields.
Will you be the only Research Mentor for your project?
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If no, please list co-Research Mentors, including lab, program, agency, or division:
Mentor teams can be an effective way to mentor students and can also help lessen the workload over the summer. Are you open to working in a mentor team, if not already?
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If working on a mentor team, are you open to working with one mentee or more than one mentee? Please let us know your preference for the number of mentees you would like to mentor. Select all that apply.
Please provide an abstract on the proposed research project the student(s) would work on? Clearly identify what your research expectations are for the student(s) within the abstract. (250 words max)
What education level is your research plan targeting? Select all that apply.
What are the ideal skills you would like student(s) to have for your intended research project? Select all that apply.
What are the ideal computing skills and level of experience desired for student(s) who would work on the research project? Select all that apply.
Beginner
Intermediate
Expert
No experience necessary/Can be taught
Not necessary for project
ArcGIS
C++
CSS
FORTRAN
Github
HTML
Java/JavaScript
Jupyter Notebook
Linux
MATLAB
Perl
Python
R/R:Studio
XML
Your Lab/Program Administrator's Name and Email (to coordinate any logistics for student):
Additional Feedback
Please write additional thoughts and comments that you think would be helpful for program leads to know. *
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