Who are our magnificent mentors?
Undergraduate students at Harvard College
Undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Chicago
Passionate about SWIYA’s mission and service-minded students
Beyond excited to work with kids and have a fun, laughter and smiles-filled blast
Accepted after a rigorous application program involving interviews
Receive 6 hours of training in mentorship + writing for children
Application Timeline
Harvard College
Oct. 1
Submit online application
Oct. 7-15
Zoom interviews with members of the SWIYA Committee
Status Notification by October 15
Late Oct
Training (6 hrs)
-HIPAA/Storywish
-DFCI
-PBHA Mentor Training
Matched by
Oct. 23
March 06
Nov-March meetings
Finish storybook with young author
Book celebration TBA
University of Chicago
Sept. 7
Online application open
Oct. 7
Submit online application
Mid Oct
Online interviews with members of the SWIYA Committee
Nov. 10
Notification of application status
Dec. 10
Matched with child
Becoming a Mentor
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Online video interviews will be conducted by the SWIYA Committee.
If you have been selected to proceed to this stage, you will receive a form to schedule this time.
Be prepared to explain how you will interact with our young authors and any other ideas you have going into the SWIYA program as a mentor.
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Application status notification will be emailed to you as soon as a decision is reached.
If the number of young authors, who are being accepted around the same time as mentors, exceeds the number of mentors we accept initially, be prepared to jump right in even if you were initially declined the position as a member of the waitlist!
On the other hand, we may have to decline you the position if there are more mentors who we accept than young authors who applied.
Questions?
Join us at one of our webinars or info sessions to learn more about being a mentor in SWIYA.
Upcoming SWIYA 2021
Boston:
Chicago:
Or email us your local chapter.
Boston: harvard.cscs@gmail.com
UChicago: uchicagosw@gmail.com
