Academy Mentors

Guiding learning, inspiring growth.

Mentors provide students with professional development support throughout the Academy. They bring more than knowledge, offering guidance, connection, and opportunities that many students describe as the most meaningful part of their journey.

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Applications open soon!

Share knowledge.
Build futures.

Share your academic and career path with students from around the world. You're not here to have all the answers; just share what you've learnt.

Eligibility 

  • Mentors should have experience with research. 
  • They should hold a PhD or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in computational neuroscience, deep learning, NeuroAI, or climate science. 

Program components

  • Fully virtual and remote; join from anywhere in the world. 
  • One 1-hour session with around 16 students. 
  • Two 2-hour sessions with small groups of 5-7 students. 
  • 3 hours total in July. 

Simple and stress-free

  • Flexible time slots across all time zones.
  • Teaching Assistants handle all logistics.
  • Only minimal prep required.

What's expected of mentors?

Small groups with big impact.

Over the course of the Academy, you'll meet with small groups of students. Just share your experiences and answer questions. 

What experience should a mentor have?
Mentors should have experience with research and hold a PhD or equivalent experience.
What is the time commitment?
It is a commitment of three hours total in July. The Pod’s TA will work with you via email to find three 1-hour slots that work with you. One the first week of the course, and two the second week of the course.
Who handles scheduling?
The pod Teaching Assistant will work with you via email to schedule the three mentoring sessions. You will be contacted with session details in advance.
What does the mentor do during the meeting?
You can talk about your experiences and answer questions. You can share general career advice with students as well.
How many students will I be working with?
You will be assigned to one pod, usually ~15 students. The full pod will join you for Week 1 and then smaller project groups (typically 6-8 students) will join you for two more sessions.
Will I need to support student projects?
No. Students develop their projects with TAs. Your role is entirely focused on professional development and career guidance.
What's the application process like?
Mentors will first choose which courses they'd to be a mentor for: Computational Neuroscience, Deep Learning, NeuroAI, or Computational Tools for Climate Science. We'll ask you questions about your time zone and background to make sure you match with a pod of students that would benefit from your mentorship.

Mentorship works both ways

Boost your CV

Mentorship experience signals leadership and community investment. It's the kind of credential that stands out on grant applications and academic profiles.

Build your network

You'll connect with early-career researchers globally. Past mentors have walked away with new collaborators, fresh ideas, and lasting professional relationships.

Gain fresh perspectives

The next generation of scientists brings new approaches, questions, and energy. Engaging with them keeps you connected to the broader research community in a way that's hard to find elsewhere.

Shape someone's future

A single honest conversation about your career path can change the direction of a student's life. Many of our students come from places where this kind of guidance simply isn't available.

Champion access

Many of our students have limited  access to senior researchers in their field. Your mentorship directly helps to close that gap.

Be the mentor you needed

Help the next generation of researchers find their footing in a complex and competitive field. 

Academy Alumni Network

Have a global impact as an Academy Professional Development Mentor

Building community.

Being a mentor can be rewarding personally and professionally.

 "One particularly meaningful connection came from a student in one of my sessions, Hussin El Rashidy. At the time of the course, he was in Egypt and I was based in Germany; a wonderful reminder of NMA’s global reach! After the course, Hussin reached out, and I was able to offer him a student assistant role in my lab. We worked closely together for 1.5 years, culminating in a publication. A rewarding outcome for both of us that began with our NMA connection!"
- Shonali Dhingra

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Past mentors

Mentors dedicate multiple hours of their time meeting with students during the course. Thank you for all your support of Neuromatch and Climatematch Academy students!

A huge thank you to the 131 Project Mentors who joined us for the 2025 Academy and 143 Project mentors for the 2024 Academy. Each mentor supported at least one project group to create a good research question, think through data analysis, and prepare for a project presentation.

2025
Aahana Bajracharya, Abdul Rauf Anwar, Aharon Ravia, Ahmad Samara, Ahmed Nebli, Alberto Antonietti, Alex Attinger, Alireza Khanteymoori, Alireza Karami, Allie Karshenas, Amritpal Singh, Andrea Navas-Olive, Anh Nguyen, Anjani Chakrala, Ankit Sharma, Aparajeeta Guha, Araceli R. Cardenas, Arezoo Alizadeh, Arvind Kumar, Aslan Satary Dizaji, Atul Gopal, Aya Lahlou, Bahareh Najafi, Bashir Dodo, Belfin Robinson, Bharath Talluri, Bhargav Nallapu, Boaz Mohae, Bryan Daniels, Caitlin Lienkaemper, Cheng Xue, Dan Butts, Daniel Hagan, David Quiroga-Martinez, David Pruitt, Deborah Barany, Dhananjay Bhaskar, Diksha Gupta, Dimitra Maoutsa, Dimitris Pinotsis, Dominik Endres, Efstathia Soufleri, Ercu Gorgul, Erdem Varol, Erdost Yildiz, Ethan Kyzivat, Evgenii Tretiakov, Eviatar Yemini, Farzaneh Najafi, Fernando Julian Chaure, Florencia Altschuler, Gal Haspel, Gal Vishne, Gyorgy Lur, HaDi MaBouDi Hemanth Manjunatha, hosein Moazen, Huriye Atilgan, James Kirby, Jeff Johnston, Jens Tillmann, Jeremy Manning, Jesse Parent Jiaxin (Cindy) Tu, Jitender Kumar, Jonathan Beagan, Jonathan Cannon Joshua Glaser, Juan Salvador Calanni, Kamal MAlik, Kayson Fakhar, Koissi Savi, Kshitij Kumar, ladan shahshahani, Lema Logamou Seknewna, LIDIA GHOSH, Lieneke Janssen, Linda Katona, Margarita Zachariou, Matthijs Oude Lohuis, Mayank Mehta, Milan McGraw, Misun Kim, Modupe Odusami, Mohamed Hédi Riahi, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Mominul Ahsan, Natasha Clarke Nayan Anand, Neeraj Upadhyay, Nibras Abo Alzahab Nina Kudryashova, Olushina Olawale AWE, Pandurang Choudhari, Pankaj Pandey, Parviz ghaderi, Paul Miller, Pratik Purohit, Priyanka Ghosh, Qihong Lu, Ramon Bartolo, Robert Nickl, Romain Cazé, Sandhya Prabhakaran, Sandra Gomes, Sankar Alagapan, Sarah Ruediger Selva Maran, Shivesh Chaudhary, Shonali Dhingra, Simone Russo, Sohail Siadatnejad, Soon Ho Kim, Subhankar Mishra, Suniyya Waraich, Suranjana Pal, Sushovan Ghosh, Swapnil Kumar, Swati BANERJEE, Tatia Buidze, Theodrose Hailu, Tony TONA LANDU, Tosif Ahamed, Tsvi Achler, Vinícius Carvalho, Vinod Kumar Jangir, Vladimir Litvak, Weronika Wojtak Xihe Xie, Yu (Andy) Huang, Zeynep Enkavi.
2024
Aaron Wienkers, Adeel Razi, Aderonke Thompson, Ahmad Samara, Ahmed Nebli, Ahmed Shaheen, Aicha Mustapha, akihiro yamaguchi, Akshara Vaithiswari Gopiswaminathan, Alberto Antonietti, Alireza Karami, Aman Pandey, Amirmohammad Shamaei, Andres de Vicente Donderis, Andy Alexander, Andy Liu, Anthony Strock, Apoorva Karekal, Araceli Ramirez Cardenas, ARUNA S K, Asim Muhammad, Atul Gopal, Avgusta Shestyuk, BILIKIS ALEGE-IBRAHIM, Boaz Mohar, Bradly Alicea, Brian Xu, Bryan Daniels, Cameron Aaron, Carsen Stringer, Chathura Ranasinghe, Ching-Lung Hsu, Claudia Boehm, Daniel Hasegan, Daniel Polyakov, Daniel Rothenberg, David Lafferty, Diana Rotaru, Dieter Jaeger, Dilip Rajeswari, Dominik Endres, Doris Santiago, Doyinsola Afolabi, Els Van der Helm, Enny van Beest, Ercument Gorgul, Ethan Kyzivat, fariba naeiji, Farzaneh Hatami Nezhad, Gandy Rosales Quintana, Gautam Sathe, Gizachew Agegn, Grant Vousden-Dishington, Guangyao Qi, Hamidreza Jamalabadi, Hannah Douglas, Hayami Nishio, Hitesh Dammu, Hossein Adeli, Ilenna Jones, Ingrid Nieuwenhuis, Iqra Shahzad, Ivy Chen, Jakob Kaiser, Jason Ritt, Jean-Paul Noel, Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas, Jesse Parent, Jorge Otero-Millan, Jose Guzman, Julian Kosciessa, Katharina Dobs, Kay Kozaronek, Kayson Fakhar, Kirill Korotaev, Kristijan Armeni, Krzysztof Basiński, Kshitij Dwivedi, Landan Mintch, Lidia Huaman, Linda Iris Joseph Tomy, Lukas Vogelsang, Madineh Sarvestani, Manasa Gudimella, Marek Miltner, Margarita Zachariou, Matteo Moro, Matthias Aengenheyster, Md Shahriar Tasjid, Mohammad Sohaib, Morteza Mahdiani, Nabasmita Phukan, Nagaraj Mahajan, Naina Goel, Nanda Harishankar Krishna, Naoki Hiratani, Nayanika Biswas, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Nelson Ndugu, Nick Halper, Nima Amiri, Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana, Olalekan Akintande, Olushina Olawale Awe, Oranatt Chaichanasittikarn, Ozgur Ege Aydogan, Pankaj Pandey, Peter Rupprecht, Prakash Chaudhary, Prashant Shukla, Raha Dastgheyb, Raymond Chua, Richa Tripathi, Rocío Caballero-Gill, Saidat Rasaq-balogun , Sana Motallebi, Sandra Gomes Sankalp Sharma, Sara Ahmadi Majd, Sara Monteiro, Sarah Ruediger, Saurabh Gandle, Scott Cole, Shalom Thilagarajan, Siddharth Gupta, SOHAM BANDYOPADHYAY, Soroush Fazel, Soumilee Chaudhuri, Subhankar Mishra, Swati BANERJEE, Tahir Alaka , Tahra Eissa, Taiga Abe, Takuya Ito, Thanos Tsigaras, Theresa McKim, Tong Liang, Wenhiu Zhao, Weronika Wojtak, Xiaoge Bao, Yuqing Zhu.

Ready to mentor?

Applications open 20 April 2026.
Applications close 29 May 2026.

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