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Mentoring changes

We’re excited to share that the mentoring program is transitioning from scholarships to paid roles. This change ensures fairness, clarity, and flexibility for all mentors. You’ll be paid for the time you spend mentoring, attending training, participating in outreach, and even travel.

This update aligns with best practices across universities and helps us support more mentees while recognising your valuable contribution.

Why This Change Benefits You

Fair and Consistent Compensation Every mentor will be paid for their time—mentoring, outreach, training, and travel—so your contribution is recognised equally.
Greater Role Clarity and Support Paid roles come with clear expectations and structured hours, making it easier to balance mentoring with study and other commitments.
More Opportunities to Get Involved The new model includes more paid outreach activities and events, giving you more chances to make an impact and earn income.
Financial Flexibility Instead of relying on scholarships or juggling extra jobs, you’ll be paid for the actual hours you work.
Professional Experience for Your CV Paid mentoring roles demonstrate leadership and teamwork in a formal employment setting—great for future job applications.

What’s Next?

Check your email for details on how to express interest in a paid role. EOIs are due by Friday 19 December 2025, 5pm.
Check out the position description:
- Mentor Leader
- Mentor
Join an info session to learn more and ask questions.
See our FAQs below for full details.

Access Monash Mentoring Updates for 2026 - Info Session for Mentors

If you’d like to hear more about these changes, please join our webinar with the Access Monash team.

Session 1: Monday 15 December 11:00am

Session 2: Wednesday 17 December 5:30pm

FAQ

We’re moving to a paid model to ensure equity, clarity, and consistency. Scholarships were not available to all mentors and often felt random or inequitable. Paid roles mean every mentor is compensated fairly for the time they contribute, and the program can support more mentees.
Mentors will be paid for mentoring sessions, outreach activities, training, and travel related to program duties.There will be an expanded variety of outreach opportunities to train for and participate in for 2026.
Mentors will be employed as casual staff and paid at the Monash casual rate of HEW 1, Mentor Leaders will be paid at HEW 3. Details will be provided in your contract and FAQs during training.
Paid roles are considered taxable income and may affect Centrelink entitlements. If you receive Centrelink, you’ll need to report any income earned.
We’ll create a training schedule to upskill you in all the new activities we’re running in 2026. There will be guidelines about when to schedule your one to one mentoring catch ups and a system implemented for signing up for outreach activities. After your shift, you’ll submit timesheets through the Monash Employee Self Service (ESS) System. We’ll provide clear instructions and support to make this process simple.
Yes. Travel for approved outreach activities will be paid.
Named scholarships will continue, separate from paid employment. Details will be shared with students on these scholarships.
No. To ensure fairness and compliance, all mentors will be employed and paid for their time.
You’ll have the option to participate in outreach activities. We’re expanding our school partnerships, so there will be a lot more opportunities to get involved.
This program will no longer be eligible for MON2000, we suggest you look at the Peer Mentoring program if you’d like to undertake MON2000.
Students completing an optional full‑time industry‑based internship for a whole semester are not eligible to work as paid Access Monash mentors during that year.
Students completing placements/internships as part of their course requirements are eligible to work as paid Access Monash mentors.
Students undertaking an overseas exchange or study abroad for more than two weeks during semester are not eligible to work with Access Monash in a paid capacity for the year they’re on exchange.
We considered feedback from focus groups and made changes to address concerns about flexibility, travel, and role clarity. Paid roles will include opportunities for short shifts, some longer shifts, paid travel, and clear expectations.
Activity hours and hurdles will no longer be a part of the Access Monash mentoring role. Instead you’ll receive a position description and guidance on which activities to engage in and when.

Yes. These remain core responsibilities, now with clear time allocations and pay. There will be an expanded variety of outreach activities for mentors and mentor leaders to participate in.
During semester shifts can be as short as one hour, and mentoring can still fit around your classes and other commitments. If you’re working outside of semester the minimum shift time is three hours.
Mentors will be able to undertake 8 one hour (including preparation) mentoring sessions with each mentee across the year. More sessions can be granted upon request. Mentors will also be able to sign up for a variety of outreach opportunities, there will not be a limit to how much you can earn via outreach activities, shifts will be shared between mentors and preference may be given if a mentor hasn’t had a recent shift, or is well suited for an activity (e.g. an alumni of that school).
In addition to being paid there are a few changes to the role. Mentors will partner with five mentees in a one to one partnership across the year. As we’re expanding our school partnerships there will also be more opportunities to participate in school outreach activities. Under the new model, mentors will be paired with mentor leaders to go into schools and delivery activities with students independently.
Selection for these roles will be competitive. Participation in previous years will not guarantee selection, but will provide you with relevant experience to use in your application.