EinR Mentors

During summer 2025, Berkeley Lab will be hosting high school students from the Bay Area to participate in virtual and hybrid, six-week, project-based internships. We are looking for mentors across Berkeley Lab working in both STEM and STEM-adjacent capacities. All offices and laboratories are welcome to participate! 

Projects may include administrative, coding, experimental research, communications, and/or other responsibilities. The K-12 team will work with perspective mentors to develop projects and prepare for working with students. Mentors should be prepared to support a minimum of two (2) students per project. We encourage mentorship teams! 

Students are expected to work around 30 hours per week. Mentors will be asked to have a minimum of two (2) check-ins per week and include students in weekly laboratory/team meetings and hosted lectures.  

On Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings, interns will also be required to attend professional development workshops and research/career talks facilitated by the K-12 team. 

Approximately fifteen (15) hours per week should include independent work. 

In addition to submitting the project proposal, please don't forget to sign up as a mentor through our service portal.

Mentoring commitments and timeline

• October 2024 - January 2025: Develop project plan proposal 

• March 2025: Attend mentoring session in preparation for interviews 

• March 2025: Complete Working with Minors training 

• April 2025: Conduct student interviews with K-12 Team (maximum of 5 interviews) 

• April 2025: Confirm student selection 

• May/June 2025: Finalize project plan schedule 

• June 16, 2025: First day of internship

• June/July 2025: Mentor students

• July 25, 2025: Attend students' final presentation (last day of internship)

Mentor Resources  

• Link to 2025 project planner

• Link to summer 2024 project descriptions (examples) 

• Recording of December 2023 mentors information session

• Slides from December 2023 mentors information session