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MENTORSHIP

Inspiring Role Models Beyond Academia

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s Mentorship Program connects Scholars with leaders from professional backgrounds outside academia.

Over a three-year term, Mentors share their experience, expertise, and networks to help Scholars broaden their perspectives, strengthen their leadership, and build connections beyond the academic world.

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2027 Mentorship Program: Nominations Are Open

The Foundation invites members of its community and network to nominate individuals whose experience, expertise, and leadership could enrich the experience of its Scholars.

Nomination period: September 1 to October 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

You can:

  • Nominate someone else whom you believe is well positioned to contribute to the program;
  • Submit your own candidacy through a self-nomination.

Both types of nominations are submitted using the same nomination form. At the beginning of the form, you will be asked to indicate whether you are nominating someone else or submitting your own candidacy.

Submit a Nomination

Who Are the Mentors?

Mentors are accomplished practitioners and leaders from a range of professional sectors, including:

  • the private sector;
  • the public sector;
  • the broader public sector;
  • the non-profit sector.

What they share is extensive professional experience, recognized leadership, and a desire to share their knowledge with the next generation.

Their perspective, which complements that of academia, is one of the program’s greatest strengths.

What Mentors Bring to the Program

Mentorship gives Scholars exposure to different professional realities, new networks, and new ways of putting their knowledge into action.

Depending on their background and expertise, Mentors can help Scholars develop skills related to:

  • communication and public engagement;
  • team and project management;
  • entrepreneurship and financial skills;
  • social innovation;
  • negotiation and networking;
  • creative thinking;
  • resilience and leadership.

They may also create opportunities for networking, job shadowing, conference participation, or collaboration, and develop masterclasses as part of the Foundation’s activities.

A Three-Year Commitment to the Community

Beyond supporting Scholars, Mentors join an intergenerational community of researchers, leaders, and practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds.

The program offers opportunities to meet and exchange with other members of the community and to take part in Foundation events in Canada and abroad.

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Credit : Sam Baardman

Would You Like to Nominate Someone?

I Would Like to Nominate Someone

Do you know someone whose experience, background, or leadership could bring a valuable perspective to the Foundation’s Scholars?

You can submit a nomination on their behalf using the nomination form.

Nominate Someone

I Would Like to Submit My Own Candidacy

Would you like to put your experience, expertise, and networks at the service of the Foundation’s Scholars?

The Mentorship Program also accepts self-nominations.

Submit My Candidacy

Testimonials

“As a new Mentor, I have been warmly welcomed by the Foundation's staff and the entire Foundation community. What excites me most is the opportunity to walk alongside this community, especially the Scholars I will have the privilege of mentoring. I look forward to sharing with them the lessons I have learned from my journey in global development and advocacy, opening doors for them through my networks, and helping them craft narratives that extend beyond academia. Here, mentoring is a two-way street, based on mutual learning, curiosity, and attention. I am proud to be part of a community that values complexity, continuous learning, courageous ideas, and committed leadership.”

Onome Ako
2025 Mentor

“My experience as a Mentor with the Foundation has been very rewarding. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many new people and participating in enriching experiences. I am eternally grateful for this opportunity.”

Michael Linklater
2024 Mentor

“My favorite part of being a Mentor has been getting to know the Scholars, along with all of the other Mentors and Fellows in our cohort. We've become a very close community, a mutually supportive community. The Scholars in particular are remarkable young Canadians. They are bright, they are curious, they are engaged and they are passionate about making this country and the world a better place.”

Barbara Grantham
2022 Mentor
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