Mentee Eligibility Survey

 

Thank you for your interest in participating in our mentoring research project. We know that young adults who are blind often have difficulty finding employment. We are conducting a research project to see if pairing students who are blind with successful mentors in their career fields who are blind will help. In order to examine this, some students who participate in this project will be paired with mentors and others will be provided with resources relating to career development. If you are eligible to participate, you will be asked to participate in the project for approximately one year beginning on a date that is determined based on your expected graduation date. Before proceeding, please review the deadlines below before signing up for the project.

January 2013-July 2013 Graduates: Sign up by July 2012. Participate from August 2012-August 2013.

August 2013-March 2014 Graduates: Sign up by March 2013. Participate from April 2013-April 2014.

April 2014-December 2014 Graduates: Sign up by December 2013. Participate from January 2014-January 2015.

If you are selected as a mentee, you will work with a mentor and participate in activities including: job shadowing, development of career goals, discussions of employment issues specific to blindness and assistance with job search and job placement. We would first like you to provide contact information so that we can give you more information about the program. Additionally, we would like to ask you some questions to assess your eligibility to participate in this program. Participation in this survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. The information you provide will be confidential and only research staff associated with the project will have access to the information.

There is no risk to participation in the project. Benefits of participating in this project include the potential to work with a career mentor who is blind, access to resources and information relating to finding employment, and the opportunity to assist in research that seeks to benefit the blind community. Additionally, mentees will receive compensation for travel expenses related to meeting face-to-face with mentors.

Your participation is voluntary and you may refuse to answer specific questions, refuse to participate at all, or withdraw your participation at any time. If you have questions about this study, you can contact Dr. Jamie O'Mally at 1-800-675-7782 or the MSU Regulatory Compliance Office at 662-325-5220.