Immigrant Professionals Mentoring Program

Notice as of 12/18/23: Thank you for your interest in the Immigrant Professionals Mentoring Program. This program is not currently accepting applications. We hope to reopen applications in 2024. We encourage you to look into our other programs. Thank you for your understanding.

All mentees are expected to watch the informational session video.

Access to the Registration Form.

Program Objectives

The Immigrant Professionals Mentoring Program connects graduates and recent immigrant professionals (mentees) with experienced professionals (mentors) in their respective fields for professional and personal development. The goal of the mentoring program is to provide mentees access to the knowledge and network of experienced professionals in similar career fields. At the end of the process, each mentee develops a 5-year career plan and a blueprint for their personal and professional development. The program is also designed to provide bridges for recently arrived immigrant professionals to build their careers in the U.S.

Mentors are generally from the same industry that the mentees seek to develop their careers. They have at least five years of U.S. experience in their prospective careers, and many are in leadership positions. They are driven, passionate about supporting others to succeed, and possess a great sense of responsibility to see their mentees succeed.

Program Requirements

A ten-month commitment is required to be part of the Mentoring Program. The mentoring process will consist of a hybrid model with both in-person and virtual elements.
Mentors and mentees are required to meet in person or virtually monthly. Often, the mentoring pair can arrange to meet more frequently.
Mentees and mentors are expected to attend trainings and group sessions throughout the 10-month period.
Mentees will have a unique opportunity to present their five-year development plans before a panel of leading professionals for their feedback.
Mentees are expected to submit quarterly evaluation reports on their experience.
All mentees are expected to attend an information session on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021. If you missed the info session, please watch this video.

Mentoring Tracks

Mentees can apply to the following tracks:

Finance/Business
Public Health
Non-Profit Management
IT/Technology
Medicine/Bioscience
Law
General

Mentee Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a mentor, one must:

Be an immigrant who has recently immigrated to the U.S.
Must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent post-secondary education from an accredited institution
A recent graduate from a U.S. university
Mentees must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Preferably employed and actively seeking professional development
Must be proficient in English
Driven and passionate about their career development

Mentee’s Testimonial

Visit our success stories page for testimonials.

The African Bridge Network compelled me to clearly outline my life plan, in place of the general idea I had been carrying around in my head. It is akin to replacing a mental sketch of your future with a far more detailed drawing. For me, I gained feedback on my goals and what benchmarks will get me there. I now have a network of like-minded African professionals who want to excel and want to see me excel as well. I got a great mentor out of it too; We still get lunch every couple of months to catch up!

Kelly Hall, 2017 Mentee, Major Projects Coordinator – Boston Public Library

Application Process

Prospective mentees can submit an application at the online registration page. Upon submission, the program coordinator will work with all qualified candidates to find suitable mentors. The deadline for submitting an application is May 31^st, 2021.

Program Fee

There is a program fee of $100 for mentees. The program fee can be paid in two installments. Please contact the program coordinator if you have any difficulties paying the program fee.

For additional details, please contact Lauren Pedulla via email info@africanbn.org or give us a call at 617-600-8132. You can also send a message online.