Readying Applicants through Mentorship Pairings (RAMP) Application

Readying Applicants through Mentorship Pairings (RAMP) Application

Thank you for your interest in Sanford's Readying Applicants through Mentorship Pairings (RAMP) program. This program is designed to connect MPP applicants with current MPP students who share similar policy interests, backgrounds, and lived-experiences. Mentors will provide applicants with advice about the application process and share more about their Sanford experience.

Please complete the form below to sign-up for the RAMP program. Your answers will be used to match you with a current MPP student mentor. Please note, our ability to match applicants to mentors is dependent upon mentor availability. If we are unable to match you with a mentor, our MPP Admissions Team will still be readily available to offer their assistance with your application process.

RAMP takes place during the academic year, specifically during the fall semester of Duke's academic calendar, and aligns approximately with our MPP application cycle. For our upcoming admission cycle, RAMP applications are due by October 15th. Our team will arrange RAMP mentee-mentor pairings during the second-half of October, and will communicate matches by November 1st.

Your First Name

Your Last Name

Your Email Address

Your Birthdate

Which MPP admission cycle are you applying for?

I'm applying for the current MPP admissions cycle (August 2025 start date)

I'm applying for a later MPP admissions cycle (August 2026 or later)

The goal of RAMP is to is designed to connect MPP applicants with current MPP students who share simliar policy interests, backgrounds, and lived-experiences. As such, the next set of questions pertains to lived-experiences, policy interests, professional interests, and the value you see in a RAMP mentor. Please feel free to skip any questions that you do not wish to answer.

Please indicate your pronouns below. Mark all that apply. Selecting "Other" will provide you with a space to add identities not included in the list below.

Other: Pronouns

Please select any of the following identities/lived experiences that you identify with. You may select as many as you'd like. Selecting "Other" will provide you with a space to add experiences not included below.

Other: Identity/Lived Experience:

Which statement below best describes your current citizenship? Mark all that apply.

I am currently a United States citizen/Permanent Resident

I am currently a citizen of a nation outside of the United States

Which nation(s) do you have citizenship with?

Please list your areas of policy interest.

Please list your career interests.

What are you most looking for in a RAMP mentorship? Please feel free to indicate if you would like any aspects of your identity, lived experience, policy interests, or other aspects to be prioritized when we begin our mentee-mentor pairing process.