Alliance Undergraduate Mentors

The core of the National Alliance is its group of Faculty Mentors. These mentors fall into two categories: Alliance Undergraduate Mentors and Alliance Graduate Mentors (read more about alliance graduate mentors here).

Alliance Undergraduate Mentors are typically math sciences faculty at colleges and universities who have committed themselves to mentoring and encouraging undergraduate students from backgrounds that are typically underrepresented in the math sciences to pursue a doctoral degree in these fields. Many of these mentors teach at colleges and universities which serve large numbers of underrepresented students. Others, through their work in summer programs and other such activities, have demonstrated an enduring commitment to the goals of the Alliance. As Alliance Undergraduate Mentors, these faculty are eligible to nominate their students as Alliance Scholars. There is support available for them to accompany their students to professional meetings, and they are encouraged to attend the annual Alliance Conference. There are also opportunities for them to travel to Alliance Graduate Program Groups to participate in Alliance REUs and, while there, to engage in collaboration with resident faculty.

Alliance Undergraduate Mentors play two key roles:

• First, they nominate Alliance Scholars and serve on the mentoring team for these Scholars.
• Second, they participate in National Alliance faculty committees in areas such as governance, curriculum, and external funding.

Follow these links to view profiles of Undergraduate Mentors or profiles of Graduate Mentors!

For Current Undergraduate Mentors

If you are an Alliance Undergraduate Mentor and would like to recommend Alliance Scholars, you can do this at any time by sending a short letter of recommendation and the student's contact information to: mathalliance@uiowa.edu.

Please also don't forget to submit your profile!

To Become a Mentor

To sign up as an Undergraduate Mentor please fill out the mentor form first. You will then receive a response from us in about two weeks as to the status of your application. If you have been accepted as a mentor, please submit your profile.