#MentX

MentX is open for all, no matter you are a student or employed. As a general guideline, school students grade 7 and up all the way to PhD. Also for general public/musicians/artists/journalists. Program is completely free and open, in allegiance with international movements such as OpenScience, OpenAccess and OpenSource. One mentee can have more than one mentors too, MentX is limitless. Those who haven't got a mentor allocated till date in response to earlier call may also apply:

This program is completely free and open.

No stipend/Financial assistance. This is completely a free program with many accomplished Young Science Leaders volunteering to mentor the science leaders of tomorrow for a noble cause.

This would be a golden chance to experience the sheer joy of knowledge discovery working with Young Science Leaders of the world! Internship would encompass weekly virtual meeting with your mentors. You may decide a topic of research in consultation with your mentor. As this is a virtual internship, no 'wet-lab' research is possible; however one can do citizen science projects, in-silico works (for example, bioinformatics/designing android app etc), survey studies and so on. Even simply writing a mini-review itself is absolutely fine. It is expected that interns will be able to publish a paper/mini-review at the end of the program. Kindly acknowledge MentX and YAI in the acknowledgement section of your report/article, that's it.

As this is an informal internship, no formal certification is offered. However, an informal certificate will be issued that can be validated digitally. In order to be eligible for digitally-validated e-certificate, interns need to attend all talks of YSL series streamed at YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/bastf and successfully complete the internship. Successful completion means mentor has to certify that you have completed all the assigned tasks in connection with the allocated research topic.

• If you are not a member yet, please join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/627000237899951/

• Joining our Google Group email list is mandatory for virtual internship. This will enable the participant to stay updated with announcements: https://groups.google.com/g/curiosity-group

To apply, click here. The last date of application of 4th batch of MentX is 5th September 2021

• Please make sure to join our google groups so you won't miss out on communications. Note: When you visit the first time you will be presented with a warning "you don't have permission to access this content". From here, click "Join Group" on the top panel, and click Join once again.

• How many mentors are there?

  • Our database has well over 20,000 mentors. As of now we have over 500 shortlisted mentors for MentX. Each weekend we invite these mentors to share their inspiring life journey; as an intern you are required to attend all such #YSL sessions

• Where are the mentors from?

  • Across many institutions from India and Abroad. There are foreign nationals in our list as well. In India majority of our mentors are from national laboratories, IITs, IISERs, Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed Universities and Colleges.

• Can I have more than one mentor?

  • Yes, of course you can

• I am from engineering, can I have a mentor from music?

  • Definitely! We encourage such trans-disciplinary projects rather than discipline-specific

• My mentor is not scheduling any meeting or cooperating. What can I do?

  • In such rare cases, you would need to send us an email so we may be able to allocate you with an alternate mentor. Another option is to wait for a fresh call and apply again.

• I am unable to attend virtual meetings due to internet issues at home. Can I get certificate at the end?

  • No, unless mentor certify a satisfactory internship your certifications are not valid.

• I don't have a laptop at home, can I still participate in this virtual internship?

  • Of course you can with a mobile phone with internet connectivity. Even video is optional. This program is suitable to students from rural areas where internet speed is minimal.