October 2022:
This is the former website of WORM (Women's Organization for Research Mentorship) in STEM program, hosted within the School of Biological Sciences (BioSci) here at UC San Diego. This program was started by former UCSD Prof. Eva Maria-Schoetz, and was expanded in 2019 by former UC San Diego grad student Delaney Pagliuso, who graduated with her PhD in 2021.
Thanks to the widespread support, interest and participation in the program, the WORM in STEM program successfully facilitated mentorship relationships across campus, growing to over 500 members. We also hosted multiple community events, including collaborations with the Women’s Center at UC San Diego and the Biology Undergraduate and Master’s Mentorship (BUMMP) program.
Despite its successes, the WORM program faced challenges due to the pandemic, and due to the aging web platform that formed the basis of mentor pairing within the WORM program. Therefore, the WORM in STEM program has been discontinued in order to regroup, and focus our efforts on supporting ongoing mentorship organizations on campus. See below for a list of various mentorship opportunities at UC San Diego.
If you have any questions, please contact: Emily Troemel, Chair of the BioSci Web Operations Committee
- STARS: Summer training academy for research success. Not specific to any one discipline, gives students summer stipend to be mentored in a research area of interest
- Colors of the Brain: year-round mentorship support, resources, & workshops from grad students in Psych/Neuroscience/Cognitive Science for undergraduate students. Also, the CoB-KIBM summer program gives summer stipends for students to participate in research on-campus. Geared towards students of color, particularly those who are late-stage in their undergrad and are seeking research experience ASAP.
- BUMMP: Biology undergrad and master’s mentorship program, offers one-on-one mentorship opportunities and year-round workshops, seminars for professional development
- MAPS: Minority Association of Pre-med students
- Mentoring for All Initiative: UCSD-wide mentor-mentee matching program
- Marshall Mentorship program: mentorship for transfer students enrolled in Marshall college, pairs them with faculty mentors
- Health Preparations and Mentorship Program: from pre-med student org HMP3, organizes mentor-mentee pairing for pre-med undergrads with medical professionals
- Peer Mentorship Program: also from HMP3, but pairs peer-to-peer mentors
- Muir Mentor Freshman and Transfer student Programs: to help students transition from high school/transfer to college; not academically oriented
- FGS Link: for first-gen student resources & coaching
- Biological Sciences Student Association: BSSA provides resources & advisors for incoming freshman bio students from upper-level undergrads
- Black Resource Program Peer Mentorship program: pairs incoming students with current students (thru the Black Resource Center)
- OASIS programs: UCSD student support for students incoming from “all entry points”-- supports a variety of services, including summer bridge programs. Second-year experience program pairs mentees with mentors (2Excel and 2Connect)
- GAP: peer mentorship for international students
- ISSA mentorship program: international student association peer mentorship program
- JUMP: Jacobs Undergraduate mentorship program for engineering students
- TEAM mentorship program: transfer students to the engineering program paired w peer mentors
- STEMtorship: STEM mentorship program for women & URM, hosted by Women’s Center
- PATHS program: students apply, PATHS selects a few scholar to receive special mentorship, funding, and guidance for their whole undergraduate journey
- Mentorship Village: a series of mentorship programs for students in the school of physical sciences (chemistry/bio/math/physics)
- Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES): national resources for indigenous students
- Q-torship: LGBTQ mentorship for STEM students, hosted by Out in STEM (oSTEM) at UCSD
- Black in Neuro mentorship: national resources for Black students in neuroscience
- Huge list of UCSD mentorship programs & the specific demographics they target (last updated 2021): https://vcsa.ucsd.edu/_files/Mentorship-Programs-Guide-20211014.pdf