2023 Accessible Sharks Mentor Interest Form

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Thanks for your interest in contributing to the mentorship side of the 2023 Accessible Sharks REU program! We are looking for mentors who are graduate students or professionals in STEM fields, who identify as having a disability, and who are willing to contribute 1-3 hours of time during the summer of 2023. There are several forms which this mentorship might take, all of which will happen virtually, via zoom:

1. Participation in a 1-hour panel discussion on either navigating graduate school or pursuing a STEM career as a disabled researcher. These panels will take place on zoom, and will reach both the students directly participating in the 2023 Accessible Sharks program, and will be open to any disabled undergraduate who expresses interest in attending (up to 300 students).

2. Serving as a 1:1 external mentor to one of the REU students. This would involve meeting 2-3 times throughout the summer and providing an external perspective on navigating research and academic environments.

3. Pitch your own idea! We are working behind the scenes to develop professional development opportunities for disabled undergrads interested in pursuing STEM careers. If you have an idea that you're excited about, or something you wish you'd had as an undergrad but didn't, and you want to make it happen for someone else, please reach out and we'll work with you to see if we can make it happen - if not this summer, then perhaps in 2024.

Please note that at this time, participation in mentorship activities for the 2023 Accessible Sharks program is on a volunteer basis. However, we are working on confirming compensation options. If your participation in mentorship activities is dependent on compensation, please let us know below! Depending on response volume and availability, we will reach out to you to schedule.

Please direct questions to accessiblesharksreu@gmail.com

Thank you for your willingness to support our next generation of researchers!

Name *

Email address
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Affiliation (university or company, if applicable)
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Position or Title
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Tell us about your educational background (degrees earned, fields of study), and your career path so far. Please give as much information as you feel comfortable with - our goal is to put together a couple of panels that have a diverse group of panelists, so the more you can tell us, the better we'll be able to place you.
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Which mentorship opportunities are you interested in participating in?
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1a. 1-hour panel discussion on navigating graduate school

1b. 1-hour panel discussion on careers in STEM

2. One-on-one external mentoring of current research student (2-3 hour commitment during the summer)

3. I have other ideas I'd like to pitch (please specify in next question)

Other:

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If you have other ideas of mentorship activities you'd be interested in contributing to, please elaborate here. Please note - if you have a great idea that we might be able to implement, we will work with you on it - we're not just collecting your brilliant ideas to use ourselves!

How would you classify your disability status (select all that apply. Please feel free to make use of the "other" box to elaborate if you prefer - we know identity and experience can be hard to put in a box!) *

Blind, Low Vision

Chronic Illness (including continuing impact of prior major illness)

Deaf, Hard of Hearing

Intellectual Developmental Disability

Learning Disability

Mental Health Disability

Neourodiverse Disability

Physical, Orthopedic, or Mobility Disability

Vocal or Speech Disability

I do not identify as having a disability

Other:

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What accommodations do you need to participate fully in a virtual (zoom) environment?

The Accessible Sharks REU program runs June 5 - July 28, 2023. If you know your general availability during mid-week afternoons (eastern time) during that interval, please discuss that here

Is your participation in Accessible Sharks REU Mentorship activities contingent on financial compensation?

Yes

Other:

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How would you best describe your gender and/or pronouns?

How would you best describe your race and ethnicity?

Is there anything else you'd like us to know, or any questions we can answer at this time?

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