Updated July 24, 2024

In order to become an undergraduate student mentor, you need to:

• Be within a STEM field/major
• Have a strong interest and willingness to mentor an underrepresented and underserved high school student in environmental research
• Be dedicated to assisting your research mentoring team in completing the research project
• Amenable to participating in the Penn State Research Symposium, as your schedule allows
• Committed to meeting with mentee/mentor group 1-2 hours, 2-3 times per month (depending upon project, mentee, mentors, extracurriculars, optional events, etc.)
• Complete Penn State required compliances for adults working with minors in a timely manner

Additionally, undergraduate students must be full-time students and able to demonstrate great academic achievement (GPA of 2.5 or higher).

Each undergraduate student mentor of Penn State EnvironMentors will receive a stipend that will be awarded as a credit to their Penn State University student account. 

To ensure the protection of minors participating in the EnvironMentors program, each undergraduate mentor is required to complete and document four clearances. Instructions on how to complete these clearances will be distributed upon registration.

• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check (SP-164)
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Form (CY-113)
• Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check (Criminal History Report)
• Penn State’s “Reporting Suspected Child Abuse” – an online training

For detailed instructions on obtaining these clearances, please check the following link: Click Here

If you have any questions or comments or would like assistance completing the registration process, please email EnvironMentors@psu.edu

 

Registration is now open!