To help protégés succeed academically and professionally, SOARS offers each protégé up to five mentors: a research mentor, a writing mentor, a computing mentor, a community mentor, and a peer mentor.
Research Mentors
The research mentor works with the protégé on a research topic of mutual interest. On average, a project mentor spends about ten hours per week with a protégé discussing the project, guiding research, teaching scientific methods, and helping the protégé with their research paper and presentation.
Writing Mentors
A writing mentor offers one-on-one feedback to their protégé on writing and presentations. The writing mentor supplements the instruction protégés receive in their weekly writing workshop and spends about two hours per week with the protégé.
Computing Mentors
The computing mentor helps the protégé learn the computing skills necessary to complete their project. Mentoring includes providing one-on-one tutoring, recommending resources and helping debug or troubleshoot code.
Community mentors
First year SOARS protégés get a community mentor. This mentor meets with the protégé once a week to provide moral support, to serve as a sounding board, and to help the protégé feel comfortable at work and in Boulder.
Peer Mentors
First year protégés also get a peer mentor, an experienced protégé who can provide insider tips and help welcome them to SOARS.