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Science Student Ambassadors

Do you want to gain invaluable skills, boost your resume and build your social and professional networks? The Faculty’s Student Ambassador Program gives you the opportunity to do all of this while making a positive impact on your student community.

What do Student Ambassadors do?

Faculty of Science students are invited to get involved in faculty events, engage with the student community, and help new students transition to University life.

Some examples of activities that our ambassadors have participated in are:

  • Participated in enrichment activities for current students
  • Volunteered at Open Day and Faculty of Science science information sessions
  • Talked to potential students about the Faculty
  • Profiled for publications such as the Faculty website, online newsletters and print publications.
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How the Student Ambassador Program works

    • Volunteer at various FoS events such as Orientation and Open Day
    • Give back to the student community and provide guidance to current and commencing students
    • Enhance your resume with a Melbourne Plus digital credential in Community Engagement
    • Become a face of FoS and participate in marketing campaigns, photoshoots and media features
    • Develop your teamwork and communication skills

    Science Student Ambassadors receive training and opportunities for development in public speaking, leadership and communication skills. It's also a great way to meet other enthusiastic science students!

    • Outgoing personality
    • Basic knowledge of Faculty of Science programs
    • Ability to speak to diverse groups of people
    • Willingness to share your own experiences and learn new skills
    • Genuine interest in giving back - as a Student Ambassador you will be helping students transition to university life.

  • We welcome applications from current undergraduate, graduate coursework and graduate research students from any Faculty of Science course who have:

    • Completed at least 50 points of study in the Faculty at the time of application
    • Must be available to attend one or more of the following faculty events:
      • Open Day, August, 2025
      • Science Day 1, Feb 2026
      • Orientation, Feb 2026
    • Ambassadors must be able to contribute approximately 10 hours of service to be eligible for the Melbourne Plus Community Engagement credential.

  • Ambassadors are required to contribute a minimum of 10 hours of voluntary service at Faculty events to be eligible for the Melbourne Plus Community Engagement credential.

    Compulsory events for Ambassadors include:

    • Attending an Ambassador Induction Day,
    • Attending large scale events such as:
      • Sem 2 Orientation, Jul 2025
      • Open Day, August 2025
      • Science Day 1, Feb 2026

    Some evening or weekend work may be required.

  • Applications for the Faculty of Science Student Ambassador Program for Semester 2, 2026 have now closed. Send us an expression of interest for the 2027/2028 recruitment round to be notified when applications open.

    2027/2028 Expression of Interest

  • For enquires about the science student ambassador program, please email

    sci-studentexperience@unimelb.edu.au

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Ruchir Raman - Science Student Ambassador
Looking back, my time as a Student Ambassador has been an extremely integral part of my growth and development in the areas of teamwork, leadership and interpersonal skills, and in gaining a lot of self belief and a sense of belonging to the university community. I had a fantastic experience volunteering in university events with the Faculty of Science team.