To become an undergraduate/graduate student mentor, you need to:
• Be within a STEM field/major
• Have a strong interest and willingness to mentor a high school student in environmental research
• Be dedicated to assisting your research mentoring team in completing the research project
• Amenable to participating in the UC Davis Research Symposium, as your schedule allows
• Committed to meeting with mentee/mentor group 1-3 hours, one a week, either in person or on Zoom (depending upon project, mentee, mentors, extracurriculars, optional events, etc.)
• Complete UC Davis required compliances for adults working with minors in a timely manner
Additionally, undergraduate/graduate students must be full-time students and able to demonstrate great academic achievement (GPA of 2.5 or higher).
Each undergraduate/graduate student mentor of UC Davis EnvironMentors chapter will receive a stipend that will be awarded as a credit to their UC Davis University student account.
To ensure the protection of minors participating in the EnvironMentors program, each undergraduate/graduate mentor is required to complete and document clearances. Instructions on how to complete these clearances will be distributed upon registration.
For detailed instructions on obtaining these clearances, please check the following link:
If you have any questions or comments or would like assistance completing the registration process, please email [email protected]