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Nevada Promise Scholarship Mentors

Mentors are an important part of the Nevada Promise Scholarship. A strong support structure is key in helping students find success.

According to a study by the Institute of Higher Education Policy, mentoring for college students is a valuable strategy to provide students with the emotional and instrumental support they need to achieve the goal of a college degree. Mentoring also helps students feel more connected and engaged on campus, ultimately improving the chances for success.

TMCC is seeking mentors of all backgrounds who are willing to give 3-5 hours each semester to guide the future of Nevada: our youth. Mentors must be 21 years of age or older, willing to provide information to conduct a criminal history report and able to participate in one mandatory training session.

All who are willing to participate should apply to become a mentor today!

Our goal is to make your mentoring journey a success! Check out our Mentor Resources.

Qualities of a Nevada Promise Scholarship Mentor

  • Willing to serve as a role model
  • Eager to help shape Nevada’s future by guiding Nevada’s youth
  • Ready to share knowledge and expertise
  • Enthusiastic about working with young people and helping them grow as future professionals
  • Passionate about their work
  • Kind and ready to pay it forward

You're Invited to be a Mentor!

You can make a difference in the life of a new college student! Please consider becoming a mentor to a Nevada Promise Scholarship applicant.

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Mentors Are Not Responsible For:

  • Being academic advisors
  • Tutoring
  • Being financial aid or admission experts
  • Being a mentee’s best friend
  • Knowing all the answers

Mentor Commitment

  • Decide how many students to mentor.
  • Starting in the Spring, schedule one meeting with your student(s). One meeting needs to occur once per semester.
    • First mentor meeting must take place no later than July 1.
    • You can select the location, time (approximately one hour), and date of your meeting.
    • If you mentor more than one student, you can meet as a group. 
  • Contact your student(s) once per month via email, text, or call.
    • You will be provided with suggestions about important information to share with your student(s).
  • Commit 3-5 hours per semester.
  • Guide them through the Nevada Promise Scholarship requirements and be a support system (TMCC will provide this information and give you all the resources you will need).
    • Remind student(s) of deadlines.
    • Ensure student(s) know when to register for classes.
    • Talk to student(s) about resources offered at TMCC.
    • Share your personal educational and employment background, including lessons learned through challenges faced.
    • Listen to and motivate students when they are in need of assistance. 
  • TMCC will match you to your mentee(s) and provide their contact information after March 1. 

Your mentor experience will be what you make it. Besides the minimum requirements, you determine how much contact you would like to have with students. We appreciate your willingness to help guide our students and we appreciate any time you can volunteer.

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Steps to Become a Mentor

  • Apply online, below.
  • A criminal history report will be conducted by TMCC every three years.
  • Complete mandatory mentor training as soon as possible.
  • Placement: mentors will be matched with one or more students, typically in the Spring Semester.
  • Meet with mentees once per semester, until your mentee(s) graduates from TMCC.
    • If your student is a high school senior, you must meet once by July 1.
    • If your student is a college student. Please meet with your student once per semester.
      • Fall meeting by January 1; Spring meeting by July 1.

Restrictions

  • Mentors must be 21 years of age or older.
  • Mentors cannot be the employers of their mentees.
  • Mentors cannot be related to their mentees.
  • Mentors cannot be compensated for mentoring. TMCC employees are eligible to be mentors, but must not receive additional compensation for serving as mentors.
  • Each mentor must be willing to provide all the information needed to obtain a criminal history report.
  • Individuals are not eligible to become mentors if they have entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill, or been convicted of, in this state or any other jurisdiction, of a felony.

Nevada Promise Scholarship Mentor Application

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