Nonprofit
Project SHORT
A student-led nonprofit that gives free admissions help to STEM students from under-resourced backgrounds who are applying to medical or graduate school. Each applicant is matched one on one with a graduate student mentor in their field.
- Free
- Students only
- Online OK
Saved in this browser only.
What they do
Mentees get at least two rounds of feedback on application materials such as personal statements, plus practice interviews. Mentors are graduate students who give that help in their own field.
Who it is for
- Who can join
- Students only
- Who is there
- Students, Young adults
When and where
Applications are taken on a rolling basis. The site says events are held regularly but lists no dates.
Mailing address (IRS)
A mailing address on file, not a meeting place. We show only the ZIP code.
- ZIP code
- 19146
- Part of the city
- South
Mailing address (IRS)
A mailing address on file, not a meeting place. We show only the ZIP code.
- ZIP code
- 19146
- Part of the city
- South
We do not have a meeting place for this group yet.
You can join online.
What we know so far
First step: Apply as a student or as a mentor through the Apply page on the group's site. Applications are taken on a rolling basis..
We have not written a first visit guide for this group yet. Not sure what to expect? Contact them before you go.
Cost and commitment
- Cost
- Free. Free, as the site states for its mentoring services.
- How often
- An ongoing role
Access and languages
- Wheelchair access
- We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
- Languages spoken
- We do not know yet which languages are spoken.
Requirements
We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.
How to reach them
We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.
- Website: project-short.com Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: project-short.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Email: contact@project-short.com Source: project-short.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Contact: Steven Zhou Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: project-short.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Social media: Instagram, X, Facebook Source: project-short.com
Sources and last check
Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a basic check: we confirmed the group is active and open to join.
- Last checked by our team
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Probably active
- Our confidence in this listing
- Medium
We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.
- IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Pennsylvania extract, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Ein
- nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Website, Contact name, Ein
- project-short.com, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, What they do, Audience, Schedule, Cost, Commitment, First step, Contacts, Status
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