ORBIT NAVIGATORS

From Opportunity
to Application.

ORBIT Navigators provide peer application support for students pursuing research programs, internships, fellowships, scholarships, grants, and other academic opportunities.

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HOW WE CAN HELP

Practical support for a stronger application.

Use ORBIT Navigators when you need help understanding an opportunity, organizing the process, developing your own materials, or preparing to submit.

Find & Compare

Find opportunities, understand Access Match results, and choose where to apply.

Understand Eligibility

Interpret verified requirements and identify what still needs confirmation on the official program website.

Plan the Application

Organize requirements, portals, deadlines, checklists, submission steps, and what to complete first.

Strengthen Your Writing

Get ethical support with personal statements, statements of purpose, and research statements while preserving your own story and voice.

Prepare Supporting Materials

Develop resumes and CVs, identify potential recommenders, and write professional recommendation requests.

Review & Prepare

Review the final application for clarity and completeness, prepare for interviews, and plan submission.

NEED HELP WITH AN APPLICATION?

Meet With an ORBIT Navigator

Tell us what opportunity you are working on and where you need support. ORBIT Navigators can help you navigate eligibility, application materials, personal statements, resumes and CVs, recommendation letters, interviews, and other parts of the application process.

Fill Out the Form Use the button or scan the QR code. Both open the supplied ORBIT Navigator request form.

QR code for the Meet With an ORBIT Navigator form

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WANT TO HELP OTHER STUDENTS?

Become an ORBIT Navigator

ORBIT Navigators are students who help peers navigate research and academic opportunity applications. We are especially interested in applicants with experience mentoring, tutoring, advising, teaching, coaching, leading, or otherwise supporting other students.

Student-support experienceStrong communicationProfessionalismReliabilityEthical judgmentConstructive feedbackRespect for student privacyApplication-process awareness

Navigator onboarding. Selected Navigators complete onboarding covering application support, ethical guidance, student privacy, professionalism, and appropriate boundaries. Applying does not guarantee selection.

Apply to Become a Navigator This short-term application-support role is distinct from the ORBIT Mentor Network.

QR code for the application to become an ORBIT Navigator

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OUR COMMITMENT TO ETHICAL SUPPORT

Guidance with integrity.

ORBIT Navigators may work with students’ application materials, academic experiences, and personal information. Navigators are expected to protect student privacy, provide accurate and ethical guidance, maintain professional boundaries, and ensure that every application remains an authentic representation of the student.

Privacy

Treat student information and application materials as confidential.

Authenticity

Help students communicate their real experiences without fabrication or misrepresentation.

Ethical Writing Support

Support brainstorming, drafting, revision, and feedback while preserving the student’s experiences, ideas, and voice.

Accuracy

Use official program information and never invent eligibility requirements, deadlines, or application rules.

Professionalism

Communicate respectfully, reliably, and appropriately with every student.

Student Autonomy

Provide guidance and options while allowing students to make their own application decisions.