AAAS Mentor Awards
The two categories of the AAAS Mentor Awards (Lifetime Mentor Award and Mentor Award) both honor individuals who during their careers demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and careers. These groups include: women of all racial or ethnic groups; African American, Native American, and Hispanic men; and people with disabilities.
Both awards recognize an individual who has mentored and guided significant numbers of students from underrepresented groups to the completion of doctoral studies or who has impacted the climate of a department, college, or institution to significantly increase the diversity of students pursuing and completing doctoral studies.
Such commitment and extraordinary effort may be demonstrated by:
– the number and diversity of students mentored;
– assisting students to present and publish their work, to find financial aid, and to provide career guidance;
– providing psychological support, encouragement, and essential strategies for life in the scholarly community;
– continued interest in the individual’s professional advancement.
1 year
$5,000USD
Both award category recipients receive: A monetary prize of $5,000, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration, and reimbursement for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting.
The award is open to all individuals, regardless of nationality or citizenship, who have mentored students at a U.S. institution.
Lifetime Mentor Award: This individual will have served in the role of mentor for 25 or more years.
Mentor Award: This individual will have served in the role of mentor for less than 25 years.
Nominees can be nominated up to three times.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is committed to equal opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected categories. AAAS seeks as diverse a pool of award nominations as possible, including as well a wide range of disciplines, institutional types, and geographical locations.