How It Works: For Mentors & Academics
Make a difference. Shape the next generation.
Why become a mentor?
Career development
Strengthen your career in technical expertise or people leadership by guiding the next generation of innovators.
Give back
Be the reason someone chooses a career in STEM. Connect with your community and share your passion for science.
Access the innovation pipeline
Get inspired by students' unique solutions to real-world problems and connect with Australia's brightest STEM minds.
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"Being a mentor for BIOTech Futures has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Watching students grow in confidence and creativity while tackling real-world challenges has been truly inspiring."
— Jasmine Pye, UTS Biomedical Engineering
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" I have been wholly inspired and captivated by some of the incredible ideas produced by the young school-aged BIOTech participants. I cannot recommend this experience highly enough!"
— Rosemary Taouk, Royal Australian Air Force
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"Some of the student submissions I've seen have genuinely blown me away. It’s really inspiring to see what students can do when they're given the chance to solve real-world problems"
— Frank Fei, PhD Candidate USYD
For Mentors
What's Involved?
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Support up to 3 teams of high school students through research and ideation.
02
Provide approximately 5 hours of mentorship per team via Zoom or email.
03
Guide student teams in preparing their final presentations for the Symposium.
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Your role is to guide — not to do their research for them or provide lab resources.
Up to
3
teams per mentor
Around
5
hours per team
Just
6
weeks total