Ready to boost your leadership skills and make a real difference? The Graduate Readiness, Access, and Discovery Mentorship Program, or GRADLINK, is an opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to mentor a UW–Madison undergraduate student who is interested in graduate school! You’ll offer them vital guidance as they explore research and prepare for the possibility of graduate school.
Why become a mentor for the GRADLINK Program?
- Strengthen your mentoring toolkit: This program requires enrollment in a Delta Program’s Research Mentor Learning Community. This foundational training will provide you with the best and most inclusive mentoring skills, while connecting you with other mentors.
- Lead and inspire: Guide undergraduates through key academic conversations, strengthening your own professional identity and reflective practice in the process.
- Enhance your CV: This program offers concrete experience in leadership, communication, and mentorship, showing your commitment to supporting others and preparing you for future mentorship roles.
Read more about participants’ experiences with GRADLINK.
What’s the commitment?
- Approximately 30 hours of mentoring.
- Enrollment in a 10 hour research mentor learning community with other mentors.
Ready to Become a GRADLINK Mentor?
Email Jules Whitaker, research mentor training specialist, at jawhitak@wisc.edu to express your interest in connecting with a mentee.
Participating mentors must be enrolled in a research mentor learning community.
Fall Listings: Posted in early March.
Spring Listings: Posted in November.