The call for nominations for the 2026 Mentorship Program is officially open!
The Foundation is calling upon our network to nominate potential candidates; interested candidates may also submit their own nominations.
Mentors provide the essential non-academic perspective: leadership experience in a professional world outside Canadian and global universities. Mentors may come from variours sectors and professional domains, whether private, public, para-public or non-profit.
Mentors are nominated for three years. They received:
- A yearly honorarium
- A yearly travel allowance to be used for Foundation-related events and activities
Nomination Procedures
The 2026 Mentorship nomination process opens on September 10, 2025, and closes on November 3, 2025.
A complete nomination must be submitted by the nominator or the candidate themselves to the Foundation using the official nomination form.
Please note: It is not necessary to confirm the availability of the candidate for the Mentorship program though we do encourage nominators to think about time commitment and probability of availability for the candidates they are nominating. Please also note that academic candidates are not eligible to be nominated as Mentors.