Need a Mentor

To request a mentor, first review your topic carefully and select the area of interest to which it would most appropriately be included. Please complete Sponsor and Student information requested.

Be a Mentor

We thank you for your interest and commitment. Any adult with training in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics is a valuable resource to students. Commitment through to Fair date is desirable. You can expect to annually provide at minimum 30 hours of assistance to answer questions or offer the time and ability to mentor a high school student and their sponsor through the process of the science project. Be available to answer calls, questions, and periodically assist with direct project needs [eg. lab time, presentation review, finding report review, etc.] Please complete Mentor information requested.

Steps (for both):

1. Review category description
2. BSSEF is affiliated with ISEF and as a result certain projects require approval by a Scientific Review Committee (SRC) or an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Below is a list:
• Human Subjects    
• Vertebrate Animals         
• Recombinant DNA, Microorganism, Hazardous Chemicals, Live Tissue