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Undergraduate research is an excellent example of student engagement that leads to numerous benefits for the student and faculty. However, for students to gain the most from the experience, high-quality mentorship is needed. This article will introduce the readers to the Salient Practices Framework which is based on a comprehensive review of the research on undergraduate research mentorship. This article will outline how a group of faculty adapted the Salient Practices Framework to the virtual environment that resulted from COVID-19. Lessons learned from initial efforts to mentoring in the virtual environment will also be discussed. Implementation of mentoring in a virtual context opens up opportunities for increased access and broadening of research teams and mentoring constellations.