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Become a Mentor

About the Program

The Capital Heritage Mentorship Program is designed to connect experienced senior managers in the culture and heritage sectors with students wishing to embark on a career in heritage and emerging professionals who wish to move their career to the next level.

The initiative will invite 8 developing professionals to participate in small groups (2 Mentees and 1 lead Mentor) in a strategic program to help transition and plan for the coming years.

As Mentors, participants will be able to share their knowledge and provide useful training to their Mentees, as well as expand on their leadership within the community.  Mentees will receive valuable feedback, guidance and networking opportunities, leading to more confidence and an expanded career network.

There are two streams within the program:

Please select which stream you are interested in on the application form.

About Internship Funding

Apply to be a Mentor and host an intern at your heritage organization.

The program offers interns the opportunity to improve their skills while acquiring practical knowledge in a heritage field, such as conservation, research, interpretation, promotion or by working in a heritage organization.

Through this program, the CHC will fund an intern, who could help strengthen your organization’s capacity.

* Funding for two (2) interns are available for up to $6930 each. Positions may last up to 8 weeks, to be determined by the host organization. Interns must work 20 hours per week.

The funding will support:

The funding will not support:

As a Mentor and host organization, you will have the opportunity to select your intern based on the available applicants. (*Note: this choice may be impacted by the number of applicants any given year)

Who can apply
An organization may be eligible to receive funding if they:

Note: Priority will be given to organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $50K.

An intern may be eligible for employment if they:

Note: Priority will be given to students who have not previously participated in a summer work experience program.

Employer Obligations
As a host organization, you must adhere to the Terms and Conditions of the program in which you are participating.

A host organization must:

Application deadline
August 6th 2023 at 11:59PM.

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