About Mentor Alliance
Members of Mentor Alliance are select professionals who use their experience and expertise to help BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering students refine their leadership and technical skills through impactful mentoring opportunities. Mentors provide feedback and serve as judges for the annual Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY) competition, contribute to BYU Engineering Together (BE Together) initiatives, and participate in additional mentoring opportunities as they arise throughout the year. Students love every chance they get to glean knowledge and experience from the mentors, and mentors get to network with each other while helping students.
Mentor Alliance membership is by invitation only. No financial contribution is necessary to participate.
If you are interested in being a mentor to BYU engineering students, please contact Jim Trent, Assistant Dean, to find out about joining Mentor Alliance.
Mentor Alliance Opportunities
Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY) Mentoring and Judging
Mentor Alliance members participate in a Speed Mentoring event during Mentor Alliance Day, which will take place on November 19 this year. They provide valuable feedback to SIOY competitors regarding how to further develop and hone their projects for a showcase and final competition in the winter semester.
At the SIOY Showcase on February 9, mentors will help judge the engineering, innovation, and impact of students' projects, sending the top 7 teams to the final competition.
On February 25, mentors are invited to attend SIOY Finals and watch the top 7 teams present their ideas on stage, vying for a share of the $50k in prize money and for that elusive title: Student Innovator of the Year.
As an example of the student projects one might see at the contest, you can view the exciting 2026 final competition on our YouTube channel or a gallery of the 2020-21 SIOY Showcase video submissions here.
Email jim.trent@byu.edu if you have any questions.
Mentor Alliance Day
