What it means to be a mentor
The core of the Project Access Program is one-on-one mentoring between less privileged applicants and current top university students.
If you go to a UK university, you will likely be paired with a mentee who wants to study at your university, or is applying for a similar degree. If you go to a US university, you will be paired with a mentee who wants to study at a top US university. If you go to an EU university, you will likely be paired with a mentee applying for the same university, or a similar course.
2-4 hours a month of your support can have great impact. As a mentor, you provide applicants with encouragement, application support and tips and tricks throughout the application process.
Why you should become a mentor
Are you considering to volunteer as a mentor at Project Access? We offer you a unique opportunity to develop professionally and have a positive impact on equality and social mobility.
Make a difference in a mentee’s life
You can change your mentee’s lives! Imagine the support you wish you had when you decided where to study or how to write your personal statement. With your experience you can help your mentees succeed
Join a network of inspiring students
You can join a team of more than 5,000 mentors who study at some of the world’s best universities. We host regular campus events where you get to meet inspiring students and make new friends
Training, resources and partner events
We provide training and resources for you to help your mentee succeed. You’ll learn and practice time management, interpersonal skills, and we help you to develop professionally by connecting you with partners
Where do we operate?
We have recently started accepting less privileged students from all over the world on our programs! Right now, we do active outreach in about 20 countries/regions and accept mentors from about 15 top US , UK and EU universities:
Country Teams
See what’s happening in your country/ region soon!
Active Campus Teams
See what’s happening at your campus soon!
What are you waiting for? Become a mentor now!
“Being a mentor is one of the most rewarding ‘jobs’ you can think of. To help people realize their full potential and succeed at their dreams is a great way of giving back and advance the cause of equal opportunity and access in education.”
Katharina from Austria, Environmental policy with economics @ LSE
“Applying to top universities independently is not an easy thing, emotionally nor practically. Being able to support my mentees and pass on my own learnings from applying is great, and their gratitude is worth every effort.”
Oliver from Denmark, Management Science @ UCL