Mentorship Program

Though a primarily volunteer organization and community, thanks to a grant from CGRE, IRMS is excited to be able to offer a few special stipends of $1000 to support participation from trans and cis women of color, trans men of color, and nonbinary people of color in our fellowship and mentorship programs. We will be accepting fellow and mentee applications for this stipend until December 17, 2024.

IRMS supports a community of researchers who are committed to exposing and challenging common narratives that uphold male supremacist ideology. One of the ways we advance work on male supremacism is through mentoring an emerging generation of researchers conducting work in this area. The mentorship program is open to individuals from academic, journalistic, think tank, organizing, and other backgrounds who are new to researching male supremacism and its intersecting ideologies. We seek emerging researchers currently developing or working on a research project related to male supremacism, who would benefit from this research mentorship. This is a virtual mentorship that accepts candidates from across the globe.

IRMS mentees are paired with one of our fellows, each of whom is an expert researcher in their field. Over the course of the year, fellows provide guidance to mentees as they conduct their proposed research projects. Mentees commit to participating in a curriculum to deepen their understanding of male surpemacism and its intersections, which meets monthly and involves prep readings and other materials. Additionally, mentees participate in the Institute’s writing workshop, where fellows and mentees share works-in-progress and provide feedback to one another.

In addition to the formalized research mentorship and writing workshop, IRMS mentees join a virtual community committed to both advancing a common understanding of male supremacism as an area of theoretical and empirical relevance, and to connecting work on male supremacism with other forms of critical scholarship. Researchers support one another through sharing analyses and resources, finding grounds for collaborations, just venting about the challenges of this work, and exchanging support.

IRMS mentees are paired with one of our fellows, each of whom is an expert researcher in their field. Over the course of the year, fellows provide guidance to mentees as they conduct their proposed research projects. Additionally, mentees will participate in the Institute’s writing workshop, where fellows and mentees share works-in-progress and provide feedback to one another.

In addition to the formalized research mentorship and writing workshop, IRMS mentees join a virtual community committed to both advancing a common understanding of male supremacism as an area of theoretical and empirical relevance, and to connecting work on male supremacism with other forms of critical scholarship. Researchers support one another through sharing analyses and resources, finding grounds for collaborations, just venting about the challenges of this work, and exchanging support.

IRMS mentees also receive support from the institute in access to digital security training and resources to deal with the threat of online harassment and doxing.

Applicants should fill out the application form at this link, attaching a CV and a 1-2 page project proposal. The project proposal should clearly outline the research questions, data, methods, and goals, and identify its audience.

Applications for the stipend for trans and cis women of color, trans men of color, and nonbinary people of color in our fellowship and mentorship programs should be submitted no later than December 17, 2024. Please indicate in your cover letter that you are applying to be considered for the stipend.

Questions about the application process should be directed to: contact@theirms.org