Mentorship that gets you in
Your Dream University Is Closer
Than You Think
Expert one-on-one guidance for STEM students targeting funded Master’s and PhD programs in Europe and the USA, from shortlist to offer letter.
1:1 Personal Guidance
Proven Track Record
Research-First Approach
What We Help You Achieve
Support at
Every Step
From shortlisting the right programs to securing funding and acing interviews. One mentor, one plan, start to finish.
2025–26 admissions results
Real Results,
Real Offer Letters
We measure ourselves by one thing: offers. Here’s what happened when students applied with a Polaris plan this cycle.
Offers
85% got a funded offer or interview
Across Master’s and PhD applicants we mentored end-to-end.
Each dot = 2.5% of mentored students
85% funded offer / interview
15% still deciding
Professor outreach
9× more replies from professors
Average cold-email reply rate before and after a Polaris rewrite, 2025 cohort.
Prof. K. Weber · TU Munich
2h
Happy to set up a call next week about the PhD position.
Dr. L. Jansen · TU Delft
1d
Your proposal fits our group well. Could you share…
Prof. Lindqvist is typing
Before Polaris
4%
After Polaris
38%
Admits per cycle
150+ admits and counting
Admits have grown every cycle since 2021, with 150 offers this year.
TU Munich
ETH Zürich
TU Delft
KTH
DTU
Aalto
+ 24 more
14
30
52
78
108
150
’21
’22
’23
’24
’25
’26
€2.1M
in scholarships won
18
countries represented
4.9/5
average mentee rating
Dr. Amara Okafor
Founder & Lead Mentor · PhD, TU Delft
Meet Your Mentor
Guidance From Someone
Who’s Been There
Amara completed a fully funded PhD in Chemical Engineering at TU Delft without connections or a roadmap. Since then, she has mentored over 250 students & created Polaris to provide applicants with specific guidance she wished she had.
Former research-group application reviewer in the Netherlands
Every plan is built 1:1, with no templates and no hand-offs
Deep focus on funded PhD and research Master’s routes
Success Stories
My SOP finally sounded like me. I got into my first-choice PhD in Germany, fully funded.
Ananya Deshpande
PhD, Materials Science · TU Munich
Fully funded offer
Twenty cold emails, zero replies. After Polaris, two professors replied within days.
Priya Nair
PhD · Chemical Eng., TU Delft
Amara helped me position my research and approach professors with a real plan.
Siddharth Menon
PhD · Electrical Eng., KTH
Polaris broke European Master’s applications into clear steps. I start at ETH this fall.
Arjun Bhatt
MSc · Robotics, ETH Zürich
From mock interviews to my research talk, she always made time for every question.
Bhavika Rao
PhD · Comp. Biology, KU Leuven
Never template-based. It felt like working with someone who had done this exact process.
Kabir Malhotra
MS · Data Science, U. Michigan
My DAAD essay went from generic to specific in two drafts. I won the scholarship.
Meera Iyer
MSc · Environmental Eng., RWTH
The shortlist alone was worth it: funded options I had never even heard of.
Rohan Kulkarni
MSc · Embedded Systems, DTU
I switched from mechanical to data science. Polaris helped me tell that story with confidence.
Tanvi Shah
MSc · Data Science, Aalto
The Polaris Journal
Advice From the
Admissions Desk
FAQs
Frequently Asked
Questions
Everything you need to know about our mentorship, services and the application process.
About Polaris
Who is Polaris for?
How is Polaris different from a study-abroad agency?
Do you only help with PhD applications?
Services & Process
How do I get started?
How are the sessions conducted?
Can I get help with just one part of my application?
Countries & Fields
Which countries do you specialise in?
Which STEM fields do you support?
Can you help me find fully funded PhD positions?
Free 20-minute discovery call
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Free Consultation
Pick a slot that suits you. We’ll review your profile beforehand and leave you with a clear next step, whether or not you work with us.
1:1 video call with Dr. Amara Okafor
20 minutes, at a time that suits you
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