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Mentoring provides benefits to students, mentors, and organizations. Data suggests that students with mentors tend to have higher job satisfaction, increased future incomes, enjoy more promotions, or feel increased commitment to the institution.
Students with frequent and high-quality mentor interactions are more likely to pursue research fields in undergraduate and graduate studies.
Read quotes from former NCSSM Mentorship students about their experiences
Read quotes from former NCSSM Mentorship students about their experiences
“Essentially, mentorship formally taught us how to get familiar with the world of research, which are skills that are usually self-taught. As a result, I found myself two years ahead of most of my peers.”
“Building lifelong relationships.”
“It made me more interested in doing research in college”
“I hadn't had any research experience before participating in NCSSM Mentorship, and doing mentorship exposed me to real life career and academic possibilities as well as different fields of studies. I also realized how relevant it was in different career fields and it opened the possibility of more interdisciplinary studies than I could have imagined before.”
“My research experience solidified my want to pursue research in college. I knew that I might want to do some kind of research, but after this year I know I want to participate in research and work in a lab.”
“I think [my mentor’s] patience with me as I was learning new things was a really nurturing environment to learn in and encouraged me to continue being curious about the things that I enjoy.
Mentorship Benefits All Parties
Mentorship Benefits All Parties
Mentors also benefit, and studies argue that mentors may derive personal satisfaction, new research ideas or publications, and organizational recognition. Mentors have increased job satisfaction. Mentoring expands professional networks for both mentees and mentors.
Academic institutions grow through mentoring by establishing a career pipeline for new researchers. Effective mentoring can increase research participation from under-represented student populations or increase students’ sense of belonging within the institution. Mentoring can even lead to increased eligibility for grants or other research funding.
Mentoring is not a relationship where the benefits flow only to the mentee, but one that can lead to positive outcomes for all parties.
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