PROFILE BUILDING MENTORSHIP

Students to work 1-on-1 with an Ivy League level mentor towards a total of 3 extracurricular activity projects to build their profiles; these include, 1) ISRP 2) robotics kit project 3) launching non-profit

Applications received: 140 | Acceptance rate: 4.2% of 31 Oct 2024

EDGE

What we offer:

  • Up to 6 months of virtual individualized research with a mentor

  • Up to 2 publications in international peer-reviewed journals

  • Hands-on project with a robotics-kit

  • Letter of recommendation from mentor for college applications

Who can apply:

  • Students currently in grades 9-11, gap year or year 1-3 of undergraduate degree

  • Open to US and Indian residents only

REALITY

“but we look at far more than test scores and grades… Perhaps one application stands out because of sparkling recommendations…”

- Yale University

“With 35,000 people applying, you can see that standardized test scores are relatively unimportant in the end, because most of the people who apply have strong scores and grades and are fully qualified to be here.”

- Harvard University

“Nearly 1/3rd of the admitted students engaged in academic research during their time in high school… students worked alongside leading faculty and researchers in their fields of interest, co-authored publications included in leading journals…”

- University of Pennsylvania

“…pre-college educational opportunities also serve Cornell’s goal of “doing the greatest good” for communities, schools, and families. There is research suggesting that summer programs in STEM lead to enrollment and success”

- Cornell University

“…we’re also looking for evidence that this young person has a passion, that he or she will bring something to our community that is unique.”

- Stanford University

VALIDATION

ROUND ONE:

Apply for free through our application portal linked here.

ROUND TWO:

Shortlisted students will be notified of their selection and called in for a virtual interview.

ROUND THREE:

Acceptance letters will be emailed to students within two weeks from their interview.

PROGRAM DETAILS

An immersive experience to help high school students build their profile beyond school activities by applying learnings to real world social impact projects. Each student will be paired with one mentor (graduate or PhD level) to ensure a personalized experience. Students will work on 3 profile building activities during the course of this mentorship:

  1. One STEM based virtual research project with an end goal to get published in a peer-reviewed journal

  2. One robotics kit or clinical based research project with an end goal of final report

  3. One community based non-profit activity based on the student’s interest and profile

Time commitment: up to 6 months

⏰ Weekly check-ins between student and mentor to ensure progress (up to 18 one-on-one mentor meetings included)

🏫 Student is eligible to receive a letter of recommendation from mentor for future college applications

💰Journal submission and publication fee will be paid by Incognito Blueprints up to $250. Robotics kits will be provided to students by Incognito Blueprints at no additional fee (valued at $250).

FAQs

  • This mentorship includes everything offered in the international STEM research program (ISRP).

    Publication support: literature review, research paper manuscript writing, report writing, research paper writing, submission for publication and 3 rounds of edits/reviews included.

    Publication Fee: student will receive support of up to $250 USD (21,000 INR) in submission and publication fee by Incognito Blueprints.

  • The robotics kit will be provided by Incognito Blueprints (in a collaboration with UpsideDown Labs) at no additional cost to the student valued at up to $250 USD (21,000 INR). In some cases where the student is able to understand the functioning of the kit and innovate new ideas with the mentor, this kit based project can also be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. In the event of publication,

    Publication support: literature review, research paper manuscript writing, report writing, research paper writing, submission for publication and 3 rounds of edits/reviews included.

    Fee: student will receive support of up to $250 USD (21,000 INR) in submission and publication fee by Incognito Blueprints.

  • Depending on the interest and profile of the student, this category may include activities such as,

    Leadership: starting and sustaining a non-profit organization based on student’s interest. Incognito Blueprints will provide CPA and legal support as needed.

    Growth: launching and growing social media reach with assistance from Incognito Blueprints

  • There is no financial aid available for the Profile Building Mentorship.

  • For this mentorship, we offer installment based payment options as well as razorpay methods using Google Pay, Paytm, Netbanking and UPI for payments coming from India. Please email us at info@incognitoblueprints.com to get a link for alternative payment or discuss installment options.

  • Students are only allowed to work on three activities with the mentor per 6-month period. Additional activities may incur additional fee. This program does not guarantee admission into any university, however in our experience, research activities help students improve their overall profile to stand out to colleges during their college admissions.