First Generation Harvard Alumni: Become a Mentor

Become a Mentor

The FGHA Mentorship Program Is Looking For Alumni Mentors.

Last year we paired 44 first-year Harvard undergraduates with mentors in the Fall and 43 upper-level students in the Spring. We are ready to begin the program again this year. Whether or not you volunteered in previous years, we are asking all alumni who wish to participate during the 2025-26 academic year to reapply by answering our revised questionnaire.

What do I do if I want to volunteer?
If you are willing to volunteer to be a mentor this academic year, simply fill out the online application by August 15, 2025.

How are mentors selected?
Students review the information that the alumni volunteers provide, and we ask them to rank their top choices. FGHA assigns mentors based on the preferences expressed by the students. In the past, most students were able to be assigned their first or second choice mentors. (If you have volunteered in the past and have not been selected, please do not be discouraged. We find that student preferences change from year to year, but in general students are more likely to rank highly the alumni who provide more detailed responses to the questionnaire.)

Where can I get more information about the requirements of the mentorship program?
Check the “Mentor Program” tag on our website: https://firstgeneration.sigs.harvard.edu/, or email any questions you may have to fghamentoring@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support in the past and anticipated support this year!