Structured 10-week cohorts
Every mentee is matched 1:1 with a volunteer mentor and moves through 8 structured sessions, masterclasses, and an Academic Roadmap.
Real students, real mentors, measurable momentum.
RISE exists to make higher education feel possible for students who have the talent but not the proximity. Every number below started with one student and one volunteer showing up for each other, week after week.
The program in numbers
- Students mentored
- 220+
- Volunteer mentors
- 109+
- Mentee countries
- 17
- Mentor countries
- 21
- Cohorts completed
- 7
Figures are aggregated from completed RISE cohorts and refreshed by the RISE team. Curated baseline figures are shown until live numbers are published. Last updated October 6, 2026.
Where our students are
- Afghanistan
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Egypt
- Germany
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Romania
- Singapore
- Türkiye
Where these numbers come from
A global volunteer network
Mentors are university students and early-career professionals who recently walked the path our mentees are starting.
Free for students and schools
There is no cost barrier anywhere in the program. Schools partner with RISE to bring mentorship to their students.
Help us grow these numbers
Whether you mentor, refer a school, or spread the word, you become part of a student’s path to higher education.