MENTOR FAQs

1. Be in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) & Design fields.
   We are looking for early/mid-career industry professionals, PhDs, Postdoc, EMCRs, scientists and researchers.
   
2. Obtain your free Working with Children Check
   All mentors must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWC) which can be applied for free as a volunteer.
3. Who will you be mentoring?
   You will be mentoring a team of year 9/10 students.
4. Time Commitment
   ​​Generally, teams tend to have six to eight mentoring sessions over the course of 12-weeks. Each session is 45-60 min long.
5. What are the program dates?
   ​​There are numerous opportunities for you to mentor in our programs.
   
6. Whats next?
   If you are ready to sign-up as mentor, scroll below to complete the registration. For any further questions, please email us at  contact@brainstem.org.au.