The Supernova Foundation

Welcome to the Supernova Foundation, a programme designed to inspire and support young women and gender minorities who are looking to pursue careers in Physics. The gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields is a serious international societal problem that needs to be addressed. Many women, particularly women from disadvantaged backgrounds, do not often have access to women role models to inspire and guide them. It is extremely challenging for women of many cultures to find mentors they can easily talk to and get advice from. We aim to remedy this by connecting women students in Physics to established women researchers around the world to receive mentoring. The Supernova Foundation aims to: - Provide personal mentorship for women students as they transition to postgraduate studies by established women physicists. - Provide guidance on various topics including career choices, the application process, CVs, work-life balance, and gender-specific harassment. - Connect and provide a support network for women in Physics across the globe at different stages of their careers. - Host and record webinars with useful advice and interesting discussions. As of October 2020, the Supernova Foundation has 107 mentors and 271 mentees from 53 countries. If you are a woman student (undergraduate or postgraduate) in Physics who would like to achieve your full potential with the help of internationally established mentors, please apply as a mentee! If you are an established woman Physicist (already holding a Ph.D. and working in a Physics-related field) who would like to share your knowledge and experience with students from all around the world and connect to other established women scientists, please apply as a mentor!