Our mentor and mentee program is being updated. We are expanding it to take account of new international participation, so matching is paused for the moment. The program will be up and running again shortly — thank you for bearing with us.

Give Back

Volunteer
& Judge

Contribute your STEM expertise. A few hours from you can change a student's trajectory and open doors they didn't know existed.

3–5h
Time commitment to judge
Whenever
Answer questions at your own pace
Free
No fees, just your expertise
Are you a student looking for a mentor? This page is for STEM professionals who want to volunteer. Head to Request a Mentor to submit your project and get matched.
Judging

Science Fair Judge

Evaluate student projects at a school, district, or state fair. Scoring rubric and training materials provided. No prior judging experience needed - just genuine STEM expertise.

3 to 5 hours on fair day
Evaluate 5 to 10 projects in your area of expertise
In-person or virtual options available
Counts toward corporate volunteer hour requirements
School, district, or state level openings
Community

Join the FairGame Family

Have experience in a STEM field - or just ran your first science fair? Give back whenever you have time. We match you with one student whose project fits your background, and you answer their questions inside the FairGame portal when you're free. No schedule, no commitment minimum.

Answer when you have time - no minimum hours required
Students get answers within 24 hours
Supervised in-portal messaging - safe for students and for you
Open to anyone with relevant STEM or science fair experience
No geographic constraints - fully virtual

Apply to volunteer

Judge Application

Fill out this form to join our judge network. We'll reach out when a fair near you needs judges in your expertise area.

Every field is required.

You will use this with your email address to sign in to the judge portal.

Join the FairGame Family

Looking to give back? Have experience in STEM or science fair - or just want to help students and teachers who are starting out? Join our community. No time commitment required. Answer questions when you have a few minutes.

Applications are reviewed before matching. Because students are minors, all mentor applications are personally reviewed by the FairGame team before any student connection is made. If approved, we match you with a student and open a mentoring channel inside the FairGame portal. All mentoring happens there - never over personal email, phone, or social media - and every message is visible to FairGame staff and the student's teacher. Every field is required - a partial application cannot be reviewed.
Required. Because mentors work with minors, we check every applicant's professional background against a real profile before matching.

Questions about volunteering? Email us at fairgameinitiative@outlook.com