Become a Mentor

Do you have good communication skills? Are you empathetic, understanding, and punctual? Are you passionate about helping your peers? If you have been a McGill student for at least 1 year and have a current active accommodation plan with Student Accessibility and Achievement, then we encourage you to apply!

What’s Involved?

Volunteer Peer Mentors can expect a time commitment of 2-3 hours per week. This includes 1-2 hours of weekly meetings with your mentee, 1 hour biweekly group meetings with a Mentor Peer Leader, and prep time.

You’ll have the opportunity to attend training and workshops to help you prepare for your role and to develop your mentoring and leadership skills throughout the program.

Bi-weekly meetings with Mentor Peer Leaders are a great opportunity for mentors to share ideas and experiences in a collaborative environment. We encourage you to share both your challenges and successes in this supportive group setting.

Please note that you must have an active accommodation plan with Student Accessibility and Achievement to be eligible as a Volunteer Peer Mentor with our program. 

The Mentoring Experience

Becoming a mentor is a fulfilling experience, as it helps you:

• Develop professional relationships skills (building rapport and connections with people from diverse backgrounds)
• Boost collaboration and communication skills
• Build problem-solving skills and personal development: training and workshops to practice and strengthen mentoring and leadership skills (e.g. time management, active listening, study strategies, etc.)

“Listening is a powerful tool, although we can not give actual solutions to our mentees, listening would make them feel better, they know they are supported and understood.”
- Volunteer Peer Mentor (Fall 2022)

"From this program, I would say I learned most about active listening. The training was also extremely valuable and informative, learning about all different types of strategies in terms of note-taking, stress management, etc, as well as doing role-play scenarios as a mentor and mentee.”
- Stephanie Fleischer, Volunteer Peer Mentor

Apply Now

Apply now for the upcoming semester. Eligible applicants will be contacted at the end of the current semester.

Do you have an active academic accommodation plan with Student Accessibility and Achievement and are you interested in mentoring students who also have active accommodation plans with our office? Apply today on McGill's Mentorship Network.

1. Click on "Apply to become a Volunteer Mentor" at the bottom of the page. This will lead you to the Peer Mentor Program (Student Accessibility and Achievement) on McGill's Mentorship Network. More information about the program is available here. 

2. Once on McGill's Mentorship Network, click "join" at the top right of the page. You will be asked to create a profile using your McGill email. 

3. Next, you will be prompted to complete the registration questions to join the program. Choose Mentor from the dropdown list. 

4. Once this is done, wait for an email from our team regarding your application! 

Apply to Become a Volunteer Mentor