Mentor a student virtually at AAAS 2021
The NASW Education Committee is again sponsoring its annual mentoring program during the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, Feb. 8-11, and we are inviting practicing science writers to volunteer as mentors. We will pair mentors with graduate and undergraduate students who have demonstrated a serious interest in science writing.

If you would like to help, please complete the form below and we will assign a student to you. Please let us know as soon as possible.

Mentors and students will attend a virtual orientation session, 1-2 p.m. Eastern, Friday, Feb. 5. If you can't make that meeting, it’s okay to contact your student in advance and arrange when to meet.

Students will have the option of writing a news article based on a AAAS session of their choice, and mentors have the option of serving as editors for their students' stories. Stories will be published in the NASW Student Newsroom. Mentors and mentees have flexibility in deciding what the discussion priorities are during their time together.

Many former mentees now regularly volunteer as mentors because they found the program so inspiring. Please help NASW continue this valuable tradition.

We aim to pair mentors and students who have similar areas of interest, but matches may not be exact.

We will let you know which student you have been paired with before the event.

Thank you,

Czerne Reid & Ashley Yeager
Co-Chairs, Education Committee
National Association of Science Writers (NASW)

Questions? Email mentor@nasw.org
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FIRST NAME *
LAST NAME *
Affiliation *
Cell phone e.g. (XXX-XXX-XXXX) *
Email *
Website (organization or personal) *
Are you willing to edit a student's story from AAAS 2021 for publication in the NASW Student Newsroom? *
I am willing to mentor more than one student: *
You may mentor students simultaneously
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Current position and responsibilities: *
Science field(s) of interest: *
Will you be filing stories from the annual meeting or working media conferences? *
Briefly, your background is (include educational training, a summary of positions held, etc.): *
Have you been a mentor before? If so, when? *
If serving as a mentor, do you consent to having your photo taken and shared in NASW communications? *
NASW’s Conference and Meeting Code of Conduct applies to this virtual event. Please read and review at www.nasw.org/conference-and-meeting-code-conduct. By virtue of attendance, all participants agree to abide by this code of conduct. *
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Individuals who participate in the virtual events with their camera engaged, or who utilize a profile image are agreeing to have their profile or video image recorded.  If you are unwilling to consent to have your profile or video image recorded, be sure to keep your camera off and do not use a profile image. Breakout sessions where students meet with their assigned mentors will be monitored but not recorded. *
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