Mentorship Committee

The Mentorship Committee is focused on integrating incoming graduate students into the neuroscience graduate program as well as the Western and London community by pairing new students with upper year students. We aim to foster mentor-mentee relationships that help create a smooth, engaging, and comfortable transition into graduate life. The program was launched in 2019 and is organized by a subcommittee under the Society of Neuroscience Graduate Students, the Mentorship Committee.

By creating a long-term relationship between a mentor and incoming graduates, the mentorship program hopes to:

1. Keep incoming graduates up to date with activities in the neuroscience and Western University community

2. Provide incoming graduates with tips and feedback about the neuroscience program or graduate life

3. Provide mentors and mentees with opportunities to socialize and network

The structure of the program involves three main pillars:

1. Recruitment and Matching

2. Training (mentors only)

3. Social and Networking Opportunities