Academic mentorship, easier to find

Meet mentors who understand your academic path.

Potential Barnacle helps students discover academic mentors by field, institution, and background. Mentors apply with academic context, admins review profiles, and approved mentors become discoverable.

Start as a student Apply as a mentor

A simpler path to academic guidance

The first version focuses on discovery: students can create a profile, browse approved mentors, and inspect mentor profiles. In-app mentorship requests are planned next.

1

Students share their goals

Create a student profile and search for people who match your academic interests.

2

Mentors apply for review

Mentor profiles are reviewed before becoming visible in student search.

3

Approved mentors are discoverable

Students can browse mentor profiles and use booking links where available.

For students

Find mentors by name, bio, institution, department, and academic status. Browse the profile before deciding whether the mentor looks relevant.

Create student profile

For mentors

Apply with a .edu email, add your academic context, and become visible once an admin approves your profile.

Apply as mentor