Mentor a student
Reach out to the next generation
Share your knowledge with bright students interested in your field.
Mentor a student and strengthen our community
U of T offers numerous opportunities for alumni to mentor students. This valuable work broadens your own network and lets you share your expertise – and it helps young people with diverse backgrounds to launch their careers, develop skills and meet the challenges of life after university. Together, we create a stronger, engaged and inclusive community.
Your guide to mentorship at U of T
This document provides a framework and resources for mentors’ relationships with mentees.
Part 1: Becoming an alumni mentor
This section introduces mentorship programs at the University of Toronto and outlines community guidelines for participating in these programs. Go to this section
Part 2: Supporting your mentees
Here, you’ll find resources designed to clarify your role as an alumni mentor and guide you in building a strong partnership with your student mentees. Go to this section
Part 3: What do I do as a mentor?
This part includes additional tools and resources to help you actively support your mentees’ personal and professional growth. Go to this section
Part 4: What’s next?
This section offers resources for guiding mentees through meaningful reflections on their learning and development throughout the program, as well as guidelines for exploring what comes next on their journey. Go to this section
U of T’s mentorship programs
Discover the variety of mentorship programs available through U of T faculties and divisions:
College and campus mentorship programs
- Innis Alumni Mentorship Program
- New College, Career Mentorship Program
- St. Michael's College, AMPlify St. Mikes: Alumni Mentorship Program
- UTM (Mississauga), Alumni Mentorship Program
- UTM (Mississauga), I-Cube Alumni Mentors (Entrepreneurship)
- UTM (Mississauga), New Graduate Mentorship Program
- UTSC (Scarborough), Partners in Leadership
- University College, UC Mentorship Programs
- Victoria College, Forging Your Future
- Woodsworth College, Alumni Mentorship Program
Faculty and department mentorship programs
- Actuarial Science Mentorship Program
- Arts and Science: Backpack to Briefcase
- Chemistry Graduate Mentorship Program
- Computer Science, Alumni-Student Career Mentorship Program
- DLSPH/PHAA Alumni-Student Mentorship Program
- Economics (MA) Mentorship Program
- Engineering Mentorship Program
- Faculty of Information Mentorship Program
- Faculty of Social Work Mentorship Program
- Hart House Mentorship Program
- Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law Mentorship Program
- IHPME Alumni Mentorship Program for Health Services Research Students
- Industrial Relations and Human Resources Mentorship Program
- Life Sciences Career Development Society Mentorship Program
- Music Mentorship Program
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Mentorship Program
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy - PharmaSEE Mentorship Program (PMP)
- OISE Mentorship Program
- Political Science Mentorship Program
- Program in Planning Mentorship Program
- Psychology Mentorship Program
- Rotman MBA Mentor Programs
- Rotman Commerce Mentorship Program
- Statistical Sciences Mentorship Program
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine Mentorship Program
Other opportunities
Share your knowledge with bright students interested in your field.
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Students shadow a U of T alum for the day on the job to help learn about career options and build their professional networks.
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