Humanities Research Mentorship

The MehtA+ Humanities Research Mentorship program supports K-12 students in developing meaningful research projects across fields such as history, literature, political science, sociology, and related disciplines. Students work with a mentor to produce papers they can showcase on their resumes, submit to journals, or prepare for competitions and academic opportunities.

Mentorship is offered exclusively in a one‑on‑one format, with flexible 10‑hour and 15‑hour packages. Families are billed for both live online meetings and offline mentor time, which may include reading drafts, providing written feedback, preparing resources, and other forms of offline support. Online sessions may be 30 minutes or 1 hour, depending on what best supports the student’s pace and goals. Our mentors include advanced undergraduate students, master’s and PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and recent graduates with deep experience in humanities scholarship.

Each project begins with a collaborative planning phase where the mentor and student outline a timeline, milestones, and expected deliverables. Throughout the program, learners receive guidance across the full research cycle, which may include:

• obtaining primary and secondary sources 
• developing a research question
• analyzing different perspectives, context and bias
• refining thesis
• drafting and revising research papers

Rather than starting from a fixed list of topics, project ideas grow out of early conversations between the mentor and student, shaped by the learner’s curiosity and the mentor’s expertise. This approach keeps every project authentic, personal, and genuinely student‑driven.

The MehtA+ Humanities Research Mentorship program empowers students to think critically, write with clarity, and develop original arguments, supported every step of the way by a mentor who believes in their potential. Fill in our interest form today.