Volunteer

Community volunteers play a vital role in connecting Meritus Scholars to academic, personal, and career success. There are multiple ways you can become involved:

Become a 2012 1:1 Mentor (Minimum 2-year commitment)

• Provide a range of intensive personal, academic, and career support to a scholar over a two-year period. (Applications for 1:1 Mentors are now being accepted)
• Regularly connect with your mentee by phone, email, or in-person (minimum one time per month)
• Work as a team member with Meritus staff to communicate Scholar progress in college
• Attend and participate in Meritus training and events

Become a Career Connection

• Help Scholars prepare for informational interviews
• Offer job shadowing opportunities
• Connect Scholars with supportive professionals in your field
• Provide feedback on student resumes
• Participate in career panel discussions
• Work with a Scholar to develop an internship proposal

Become an Advocate

• Tell other people in your personal and professional network how they can get involved with Meritus
• Pass along internship and employment opportunities for our Scholars
• Share college transition and career tips, suggestions, and successes
• Use your professional skills to help Meritus College Fund increase our capacity

If you are interested in applying to be a 1:1 Mentor, Career Connection, or have advocacy tips for our Scholars, you can apply here: Online Volunteer Application. Please note that the online application must be filled out in one session. You cannot save your work and return to it later. For your reference, please download and save the Word version below.

You can also download and send your completed copy to christian@meritusfund.org: Volunteer Application.

 

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