B4PhD graduate student mentors will be selected based on their demonstrated skill and capacity for near-peer mentoring, for their demonstrated commitment to supporting opportunities for success of B4PhD Scholars, and for their achievements in leadership, academic, and professional activities.  We seek representation across all seven departments of the College of Science, so that we can build mentoring groups for B4PhD Scholars with a range of areas of interest.

Eligibility

• Current Purdue University College of Science graduate student, in good standing.
• A complete application will contain:
  • Resume/CV
  • Email from your major professor/department confirming that they support your time commitment as a mentor (screenshots are acceptable)
  • Brief statement of interest in mentoring undergraduate students
  • Commitment to participate in the mentor kick-off meeting and all three program sessions

College of Science graduate students are encouraged to apply to be B4PhD mentors. This valuable mentoring and professional development opportunity is a great way to support the next generation of scientists.

Apply to be a B4PhD Mentor - link to application will open in 2026

Application Deadline:  TBA

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Hear from our graduate students

"I loved hearing and getting to foster the excitement and passion that the mentees had for graduate school. This was a huge motivator for my own research, and being proud of myself for being here. That was pretty invaluable."

"I absolutely loved working with my co-mentor. Having this co-mentorship was also really great because it allowed us to feed off of one another, but also great to plan and discuss ideas overall. I'm so grateful for this opportunity!"