New York - Clear Direction Fellow Application 2024-2025

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Clear Direction Mentoring (CDM) is a FREE mentorship program dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM) fields by providing 1-on-1, group, and peer mentorship support to outstanding high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEMM. This can include students from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds, students with disabilities, and/or students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds (see our website for more details: https://cleardirectionmentoring.org)

We are now celebrating our 11th year as an organization and are so thrilled to invite you to join this historic cohort!

What this program will provide to you:

- A personalized mentor who is a STEMM professional at a prestigious NYC research institution

- A network of mentors excited to help you with your STEMM journey

- Monthly immersive STEMM experiences (for examples, see below)

- Access to a paid internship program once you graduate high school

- A community of like-minded and diverse peers to support you

What are the immersive STEMM experiences?

First of all, they're awesome! Previously these have included things like career panels with experts, tours of scientific laboratories, viewing open heart surgeries, trips to virtual reality centers, museums, Google, Spotify, and beyond!

What are some characteristics that often describe Clear Direction fellows?

- New York City High School Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors
- Highly motivated to pursue education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Medicine (STEMM)
- Underrepresented minority student in STEMM (see our website for more details, but this includes racial and ethnic minorities, students from a disadvantaged background, and students with disabilities https://www.cleardirectionmentoring.com/what-we-do)

- Curious, creative, articulate, passionate, and ambitious
- Respectful, open to learning, a good listener
- Hungry for experiences that can catapult them to the next level
- Dedicated to showing up, being on time, and focused on the task at hand
- Fellows can be shy, outgoing, any nationality, any gender, any religion
- There is NO GPA Requirement and no cost for this program

What do we expect from you?

We expect you to have weekly communication with your mentor, to attend monthly academies with other incredible peers, and engage in other career development workshops focused on: college readiness, scholarships, and finding paid internships to advance your career. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to join a community of like-minded, supportive people that will help you launch your educational journey and career in STEMM!

Clear Direction Year-Long Perspective:

Applications are due Thursday, August 1st at Midnight
Notified of Acceptance to Program by Thursday, September 15th
Fellow Orientation - Saturday, September 24th from 11 AM - 12: 30 PM via zoom
ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED FOR ORIENTATION AND ALL GROUP EVENTS
Group Events and Academies - 1st Saturday of the Month 11 AM - 2 PM
All events will be in person at various STEMM work environments

Inaugural Event - October 5th
November Academy - November 2nd
December Academy - December 7th
January Fun Event - Hangout in-person with your mentor (or a group)!
February Fun Event - February 1st
March Academy - March 1st
April Academy - April 5th
End of the Year Banquet - May 3rd

Transportation:

Our events are held at various locations throughout NYC and you will be expected to attend in-person once a month. We will provide you with metrocards to attend our events (and will give these all out at the Inaugural Event). During fellow onboarding, we will teach you to use google maps to navigate your journey to every academy in advance. We will also always provide the contact information of the event leader, and detailed information on how to get to the location.

Communication Expectations

You must attend the onboarding event on August 24th to be accepted into the program. You will be paired with a 1-on-1 mentor. You will be expected to communicate with your mentor on a weekly basis. They are your most valuable resource in gaining information, exposure, and care to help you excel and propel your career further.

You are also required to attend all of our monthly Academies. For absences, you must email ClearDirectionMentoring@gmail.com AND your mentor before the event to have an excused absence. After 2 excused or 1 unexcused absence, you will be contacted with a warning and asked to work with your mentor on a plan to attend the remaining academies. Three excused or two unexcused absences are grounds for further consultation and/or disciplinary action including removal from the program.

I am currently a High School *

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

My name is: *

My email is: *

My home address is: *

My phone number is: *

My parent or guardian's name is: *

My parent or guardian's phone number is: *

My parent or guardian's email is: *

What High School do you attend? *

I am: *

Male

Female

Trans

Non-binary / Fluid

Would rather not say

I am a (if mixed race please check all that apply): *

American Indian or Alaska Native

Black American, African, or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna)

East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, North or South Korean, or Taiwanese)

South Asian (Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Nepalese, Sri Lankan, or Maldivian)

Southeast Asian (Brunein, Burmese, Cambodian, Timorese, Indonesian, Laosian, Malaysian, Filipino, Singaporean, Thai, or Vietnamese)

Central Asian (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajikistani, Turkmenistani, Uzbek)

Western Asian, Middle Eastern, or Northern African (Armenian, Bahraini, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Omanis, Qataris, Palestinian, Saudi Arabian, Syrian, Turkish, Emiratis, Yemeni, Morocco, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan, Egyptian)

Central or Southern American (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay)

Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago)

Latine, Latino, Latina, Latinx

Hispanic

Indigenous peoples of South or Central America

White, Caucasian, or of European Descent

Other:

Required

Please describe which race(s) and ethnicity/ethnicities you identify with: *

Please check any of these boxes that apply to you: *

I have a documented disability

I am currently or have ever been homeless

I am currently or have ever been in foster care

I receive free and reduced lunch from school

My family receives SNAP or WIC benefits

Neither of my parents graduated college

I am a refugee or on asylum status

I am a DACA / Undocumented / TPS student

I am an immigrant

None of these apply to me

Required

I am: *

Interested in pursuing an education and career in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Medicine

Not Interested in pursuing an education and career in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Medicine

Unsure

If accepted, are you committed to attending all Saturday events, communicating regularly with your mentor, and engaging with this program in a meaningful way? *

Yes

What are your future career goals and what aspects of STEMM are you most interested in? (3+ sentences) *

What barriers have you experienced around your interest in pursuing a STEMM education or career? (3+ sentences)

Do you have experience with being mentored (through other mentorship programs, teachers, coaches, parents)? Do you currently have any mentors you can discuss STEMM careers with? (3+ sentences) *

What do you think having a new mentor in STEMM would bring to your life? (3+ sentences)
*

Please select which methods of communication you would prefer: *

Text

Phone calls

Discord

Instagram

Twitter

Other:

Required

We will provide you a metrocard. Are you willing and able to take public transportation to various locations in New York City? *

Yes

Yes, but I will need support in figuring out the route

No, I have a disability or some other special circumstance that prohibits me

Other:

Required

If you said no, you can't use public transportation to come to our events, please elaborate here to explain the circumstances and any accommodations you would require to help you.

What is your t-shirt size *

XXL

Do you have any questions or concerns for us that you'd like to ask us or let us know? *

Thank you for filling out this application form! You will be emailed by Thursday, September 15th to indicate if you were selected to the program or not. IF SELECTED, you MUST complete the onboarding process immediately which will include a few permission slips by Saturday, August 24th Onboarding Zoom Meeting.

Please email ClearDirectionMentoring@gmail.com with any other questions that you may have and learn more about our program at www.cleardirectionmentoring.com.

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