CBSN-Y: Science Fair Mentorship 2023-24

Yes! I would like to mentor emerging Black scientists!

We are seeking mentorship for students in grades 7 through 12 who are developing science fair projects.

Students are supported by our outreach education partners, but also benefit from mentorship from STEM professionals or trainees.

You can help us to support and inspire the next generation of Black STEMM scholars! CBSN-Youth is a region of Youth Science Canada, and we send student scholars to compete at the Canada-wide science fair each year following our own two-phase science fair.

You may serve as an online mentor regardless of where you are in the country.

We also seek to connect students to mentors in their region where possible to allow direct support for infrastructure or equipment needs.

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* 1. By providing your contact information here, you are confirming that:

you would like to be involved in a student outreach mentorship program through the CBSN.

you consent to receiving communications about the mentorship program.

You understand that a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check will be required prior to appointment as a mentor.

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*Name (First Last, e.g., Maydianne Andrade)

*Email Address

Pronouns (Optional)

Role/Occupation (Optional)

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* 2. Location

City/Town*

Province/Territory/ State*

Country*

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* 3. Are you available to meet prospective mentees on Saturday, Dec. 2nd, 2023 (noon - 2 pm ET) online?

Yes

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* 4. Youth Science Canada asks students to align their projects with one of the following challenge areas. Please indicate the area(s) in which you would feel prepared to mentor a student (choose all that apply)

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: project helps ensure food security, sustainability or competitiveness in agriculture, fisheries or food production.

Digital Technology: project helps improve our quality of life or transform existing products and services through digital devices, methods or systems

Disease and Illness: project helps enhance our diagnosis, treatment or understanding of disease, or the management of physical or mental illness

Energy: project helps improve our use of current energy sources, enable the transition to alternative energy sources, or reduce our energy footprint

Environment and Climate Change: project helps ensure the quality of water, air, soil or the diversity of living things, or manage the impact of climate change

Health and Wellness: project helps prevent disease or promote physical, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, or intellectual wellbeing

Natural Resources: project helps ensure the sustainable management, use, reuse or recycling of Earth’s finite or renewable natural resource

Curiosity and Ingenuity: project helps improve our understanding or address a problem in an area of STEM not covered by the other challenges

I can provide culturally-responsive general mentorship to support Black students interested in STEM.

Other

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* 5. How often do you engage with youth or participate in STEM outreach? (Please select the response that most closely matches your experience)

Frequently.

Occasionally.

Rarely.

This will be my first time.

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* 6. Have you ever been a judge at a science fair?

No, I have never been a judge at a science fair.

Yes, School science fair

Yes, Regional science fair

Yes, Canada-wide science fair

Yes, International science fair