Houda Khaled

Resources

Mentoring Opportunities & Advice

1000 Girls, 1000 Futures: Virtual mentorship by female STEM professionals for high school girls (ages 13-18) around the world interested in STEM fields.
Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A detailed guidebook for women in STEM. I have not read it all, but what I have read has been handy!
UStrive College Mentoring: Free online mentoring for high school students applying to college!

PhD & Fellowship Advice

Lucy Blogs: Great overview of the PhD application process from a current PhD student in Neuroscience.
Cientifico Latino: Hosts a wealth of information for young scientists, including sample personal statements, lists of (free!) diversity preview events, and more.
Grad Student/Post-Doc Websites: Google Sheet with tons of examples of academic websites, as inspiration for making one for yourself.
womenincocosci: A website by Vael Gates, fellow Wellesley alum (woo!) and current PhD student in neuroscience. Features tons of advice useful for undergrads as well as current grad students.
Materials & Methods: A blog by faculty and students of the Vanderbilt Biomedical Graduate programs. Includes advice on applying to biomedical graduate programs, with lots of input from faculty and admission committee members.