APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN

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Apply to be a mentor

whY BECOME A MENTOR

At Curious Cardinals, we believe college students are uniquely suited to inspire the next generation of change-makers that are looking to follow a similar path.

Our mentors enjoy great compensation, support from our education team (including tools and resources),
and complete control of their mentorship schedule.

$40-$60
per hour

Plus opportunities for bonuses

Full-time support
from our team

Send a message via Slack, email us or hop on a call if you prefer

Professional
development

You’ll have access to tools, resources, best practices, learning materials and on-demand support! We are here to empower you to be a great mentor.

Personalized
schedule

Tell us when you’re available and we’ll schedule around it

WHAT WE EXPECT OF ALL OUR MENTORS

Passion

Enthusiasm that jumps through the screen. Confidence about what you love and an ability to inspire your students.

Expertise

Demonstrated experience and boundless intellectual curiosity.

Inclusivity

An open mindset, with the ability to listen to different perspectives and accommodate every student.

Professionalism

Responsibility, reliability, and commitment.

650+

active
mentors

20k+

total hours
mentored

39

colleges
& universities
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BRYNN HAS BEEN A CURIOUS CARDINALS MENTOR SINCE 2020 AND ATTENDS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

Imagine you’re going to be on the cover of your favorite magazine, what would your dream headline be?

Listen to Brynn, a sophomore at Stanford University, speak about her dream headline. If you, or your student, are struggling to answer this question Curious Cardinals is here to help. We believe in helping students find the spark that unlocks their potential, curiosity, or even willingness to go further than they can imagine on their own.

If your middle school asked you to come back and teach a group of kids for one day, what would you teach?

If you can’t explain it, then you haven’t understood it well enough. Teaching is an act of distillation, searching across the bounds of an idea and distilling it down to it’s essence. Listen to Benjamin, a sophomore at Stanford University studying Bioengineering, speak on the topics he’s passionate about teaching.

BENJAMIN HAS BEEN A CURIOUS CARDINALS MENTOR SINCE 2020 AND ATTENDS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
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Tell us about
yourself

Sign up to share personal information, such as your university, major, the specific topics and subjects you are interested and qualified to teach. We use this information to balance demand for these subjects areas, while ensuring we have a diverse mentor base.

We also ask that you upload your resume to gauge for leadership qualities, authenticity, intellectual curiosity, and professional experience.

2

Video
application

At Curious Cardinals, YOU can be that catalyst of inspiration in a student’s life. While we are so impressed by all of the shiny accolades on your resume, at Curious Cardinals we know there’s so much more to understanding you than what we can account for in bullet points on a flimsy piece of paper. Being a Curious Cardinals mentor is multi-dimensional. Yes, your accomplishments matter, but so does your relatability, vulnerability, commitment, and compassion. No number can measure that!

In this next phase of the application process, we invite you to share stories about yourself. We will be gauging for 3 qualities during this step: passion & curiosity, professionalism, and what your dream topic to teach would be.

3

Live
interview

For the live interview, we are more focused on how you teach and who you are as opposed to what you are teaching.

During this interview, we will be considering your screen presence, public speaking skills, how you break down concepts into concrete steps, and how you engage students in a way that maximizes their voice. We also use this live conversation to better understand what types of mentees you would be best suited to support and what subjects you would be best suited to teach!

Being a Curious Cardinals mentor has its perks. Join our community of change-makers.

Campus
Cohorts

Find your school's Campus Cohort to connect with other passionate college students.

Networking

Meet and collaborate with the future change-makers of your generation.

Guest
Speakers

Hear from leading voices in the fields you are interested in!

Community
Events

Join us for virtual and in-person events like trivia night, Cardinal Cohorts, or Curious Crushes.