{"id":26314,"date":"2026-09-25T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?p=26314"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:15:31","slug":"girls-system-mentorship-seeking-stem-mentors-in-eastern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/2026\/girls-system-mentorship-seeking-stem-mentors-in-eastern-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls SySTEM Mentorship Seeking STEM Mentors in Eastern Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Girls SySTEM Mentorship Seeking STEM Mentors in Eastern Ontario\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mentor applications are open until September 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girls SySTEM Mentorship, a Canadian non-profit organization working to bridge the gender gap in STEM, is seeking <strong>women in STEM located in the Eastern Ontario region<\/strong> to serve as mentors for the 2026\u20132027 program year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program pairs self-identifying young women in Grades 9\u201312 with professional mentors from a diverse range of STEM fields, providing students with encouragement, guidance, and first-hand insight into STEM careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than <strong>120 students have applied to participate as mentees this year<\/strong>, and additional mentors are needed to support the growing program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"become-a-mentor\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become a Mentor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentors are asked to commit approximately <strong>1\u20132 hours per month<\/strong>, primarily through virtual meetings. The program is hybrid, with both virtual and in-person opportunities available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the application process, mentors are paired with a mentee based on shared academic interests and goals, hobbies, and overall compatibility. Mentors are also required to provide a police record check after completing an application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application deadline: September 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSegcHhUQZcI3YfrupHLpSCAszEiFxBvB2qBgVnp20LphJIyCg\/viewform\">Apply to become a mentor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"learn-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about Girls SySTEM Mentorship and the program, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlsystemmentorship.com\/\">Girls SySTEM Mentorship<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions can be directed to <a href=\"mailto:eastontario@girlsystemmentorship.com\"><strong>eastontario@girlsystemmentorship.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentor applications are open until September 30, 2026. Girls SySTEM Mentorship, a Canadian non-profit organization working to bridge the gender gap in STEM, is seeking women in STEM located in the Eastern Ontario region to serve as mentors for the 2026\u20132027 program year. The program pairs self-identifying young women in Grades 9\u201312 with professional mentors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":313,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/313"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26315,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26314\/revisions\/26315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}