The APS Mentorship Program is open to all APS members. Mentorship pairs will meet for a six-month period. Through the Mentorship Program, APS seeks to foster skills growth, professional development, and a vibrant and multinational community. The program is operated and overseen by two advisors and the APS Student Caucus (APSSC) Executive Board, elected by the student members of APS.
Each pairing is supported by APS from November to April, which serves as the timeline for each cohort. All participants must be active APS members and must maintain their memberships throughout the mentorship period. Applications for the current cycle of the APS Mentorship Program are now closed.
How It Works
- Fill out and submit the program registration form before the October 1st deadline
- Receive your match in late October
- With your partner, create your mentorship agreement
- A document will be shared with you in your introduction email
- This agreement can be agreed upon via email or in a meeting
- Schedule your first mentorship meeting
- Receive monthly check-in emails from APS
- Emails include suggestions for topics to be discussed in your meetings
- Meet regularly to work toward the goals outlined in your mentorship agreement
What Pairs Work on Together
- Graduate School Applications
- Navigating Nontraditional Career Paths
- Traversing Career Changes
- BIPOC Issues in Psychological Science
- Dissertation Defenses
- Grant Writing
- Research Assistance
- Networking
- Resume Building and Advice
- Professional Skill Building
- Job Search Support
- Goal Setting
APS Support for Program Participants
APS is pleased to offer live and recorded professional development webinars and a resource library that addresses topics such as navigating your career, skills-building, and professionalism. The APSSC Undergraduate Advocate will also check in with students participating in the program every month to provide additional resources as needed. If there are any issues with your pairing, you can fill out the APS Mentorship help form to address them. You can also reach out to the APSSC Undergraduate Advocate at [email protected].
Important Details
APS will match pairs based on the unique responses individuals provide on their registration forms. As determined by the mentorship agreements made in their first meeting, pairs should meet regularly, address conflicts in a professional manner, and work together to accomplish their goals. Should unforeseen and unresolvable issues or conflicts arise within the mentoring relationship, the APSSC is available to help. All Mentorship Program participants are expected to abide by the APS Code of Conduct at all times. Click the blue “APS Mentorship Code of Conduct” text below to expand and view it.
For more information about the program, please contact the APSSC Undergraduate Advocate at [email protected].
APS is committed to science being conducted, discussed, presented, and published in ways that promote the lively and productive exchange of ideas. To demonstrate this commitment, APS expects all Mentorship Program participants to conduct themselves professionally and refrain from actions or speech that could reasonably be construed as harassing or personally disparaging. Please review the full code of conduct.
Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to:
- Intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning speech or actions.
- Harmful or prejudicial spoken or written comments or visual images related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, or other personal characteristics, including those protected by U.S. law.
- Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images.
- Real or implied threat of professional or financial damage or harm.
- Inappropriate disruption of meetings or events.
Guidelines
Please see the following guidelines regarding presentations, activity, conversations, and content in APS conventions and programs:
- Participants may not share screen shots or videos of meetings unless given explicit permission.
- Participants are expected to comply immediately with any request to stop a behavior that violates the code of conduct.
- Participation in the APS Mentorship Program is reserved for APS members only.
- Report misconduct to APS at [email protected].
Consequences of misconduct may include:
- Immediate removal from the APS Mentorship Program.
- Restriction from participation in future APS conventions, events, or programs.
- Termination of APS membership or positions on current or future boards, panels, and committees.
APS is committed to science being conducted, discussed, presented, and published in ways that promote the lively and productive exchange of ideas. To demonstrate this commitment, APS expects all Mentorship Program participants to conduct themselves professionally and refrain from actions or speech that could reasonably be construed as harassing or personally disparaging. Please review the full code of conduct.
Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to:
- Intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning speech or actions.
- Harmful or prejudicial spoken or written comments or visual images related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, or other personal characteristics, including those protected by U.S. law.
- Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images.
- Real or implied threat of professional or financial damage or harm.
- Inappropriate disruption of meetings or events.
Guidelines
Please see the following guidelines regarding presentations, activity, conversations, and content in APS conventions and programs:
- Participants may not share screen shots or videos of meetings unless given explicit permission.
- Participants are expected to comply immediately with any request to stop a behavior that violates the code of conduct.
- Participation in the APS Mentorship Program is reserved for APS members only.
- Report misconduct to APS at [email protected].
Consequences of misconduct may include:
- Immediate removal from the APS Mentorship Program.
- Restriction from participation in future APS conventions, events, or programs.
- Termination of APS membership or positions on current or future boards, panels, and committees.
