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Rising Tides
​Mentorship Program

What is the Rising Tides mentorship program?

This is a new MISS program that encourages and supports mentorship between women of color. Recipients will be awarded $10,000. This program is for women of color who are interested in mentoring another woman of color in their lab or at their institution. Mentors can be at any career stage (Undergraduate to Late-career), but must be mentoring someone in an earlier career stage (High School to Mid-career). To be eligible to apply, mentorship teams must be working on a project related to elasmobranch research or conservation. Both mentors and mentees must be MISS members. ​
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What do recipients receive?
This program will include a $2,000 mentor stipend, $5,000 student stipend and $3,000 for supplies and/or conference fees for mentorship pairs to work together for one year on a research project.  

Why was this program created?

Women and people of color are less likely to receive mentorship than their white male counterparts (Milkman et. al., 2014; Morzinski et al, 2002). Having access to strong mentors, particularly mentors who share similar identities, increases retention in STEM fields (Williams et al, 2015). With few women of color in faculty, post-doc or senior positions, women of color experience a higher mentorship burden than their white male counterparts and are often not compensated for this additional expected service.

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This program is sponsored by re:wild.      

About miss

MISS provides a community and funding opportunities for women of color who wish to enter the field of shark sciences. We aim to show that there are many women of color succeeding in and interested in this field.

​We fundraise and apply for grants to create paid opportunities to attempt to knock do the financial barrier into shark science. We encourage other organizations in our field to do the same.

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    • MISS in the Media
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    • Gill Guardians
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      • MISS Fellows
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    • Rising Tides Mentorship Program
    • Science by the Sea Youth Program
    • Summer Camp
  • Work with Us
    • Our Partners
    • Sponsorship Program
  • Support Us
    • Come tagging with us!
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