Become a Project ENGAGES Mentor
The Project ENGAGES Research Scholars program provides an opportunity for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to mentor high school students in research while gaining valuable mentoring and project management experience.
The 2025-2026 program will run from June 2025 through May 2026. Applicants selected as mentors will be notified of their acceptance by March 3, 2025.
Mentor Application Guidelines:
• Meet with your advisor to ask if mentoring a high school student is a good fit for you and your lab
• Ask advisor to send an email to engages@ibb.gatech.edu giving their approval for you to submit a project for consideration and confirming your full-year availability to mentor
• Submit project proposal by February 21, 2025
• First day for ENGAGES Cohort 12 June 2, 2025 (Date subject to change)
Project Selection:
• Only projects which allow high school students to evolve their research into independent projects will be considered
• Mentors and their projects will be reviewed and selected by a committee
• A lab may submit more than one proposal, but each mentor can only submit one proposal
Other Program Requirements:
• All mentors must be available to mentor scholars throughout the full year, June 2025 through May 2026.
• As a mentor, you will be asked to attend an orientation session on May 8, 2025 from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Additionally, mentors will be invited to events throughout the year to highlight the program and receive a $750 travel allowance.
• A progress report and evaluation must be conducted on the mentee at the end of the summer, fall and spring semesters.
- For questions about the mentoring program, contact Michael Glenn and Lakeita Servance