2025 - 2026 Global Ambassador Mentorship Program Mentee Application

Welcome to UC Davis!

We are so happy that you are joining the global community at UC Davis, and we can't wait to welcome you to our campus! Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) within Global Affairs provides many support services for our first-year and transfer undergraduate international students including a peer-to-peer mentoring program.

The Global Ambassador Mentorship Program matches first-year and transfer international undergraduate students with a current undergraduate student peer mentor based on similar academic and social interests.

What can I expect as a mentee?

As a mentee, you can ask your peer mentor about student life at UC Davis and the U.S. and about resources and fun events on campus. And having a peer mentor means that you have someone you know before you arrive on campus! We will have fun social events throughout the year, so join us! This is a great way to meet other students and make new friends! Our events are open to undergraduate students, so you can always bring a friend! Most of all, your mentor hopes to help you make the most of your first year here at UC Davis.

What is the time commitment?

As a mentee, you get to decide how often you want to connect with your mentor. You can also let your mentor know your preferred messaging platform, so you can easily ask questions and stay connected. Mentors try to meet up with their mentees in person at least once a month, but you can decide what works best for you with your mentor.

How to apply?

If you are interested in joining the Global Ambassador Mentorship Program and being matched with one of our peer mentors, please complete this application. We use this application to match you with our current students based on similar academic and social interests. We approximate that it will take you 10-15 minutes to complete this application.

Priority deadline: Friday, October 3, 2025. We accept applications on a rolling basis. If we reach capacity, applicants may be added to a waitlist.

Learn more about the program and past events here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at globallearning@ucdavis.edu.

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At this time, students enrolled in the Global Study Program are not eligible for a mentor. The UC Davis Global Study Program is administered by UC Davis’ Division of Continuing and Professional Education that provides academic oversight, facilitates the application and registration processes, and distributes transcripts. For more information about your program's support services, please reach out at globalstudy@ucdavis.edu.

Are you a first-year (freshman or transfer) undergraduate, international student?

Yes

Are you a student enrolled in the Global Study Program?

Yes

Thank you for your interest in the Global Ambassador Mentorship Program. Unfortunately, the GAMP Mentee program is only available to first-year, undergraduate, international students who are not participating in the Global Study Program.

Name

First Name

Lived Name Lived or Preferred First Name (optional)

Definition from the UC Gender Recognition and Lived Name Policy: “A self-chosen personal and/or preferred professional name used instead of a legal name.”

Last Name

Email Address

UC Davis Email Address

Alternate Email Address

UC Davis Student ID

Biographical Information

Birthdate

Gender Identity

Enter your Gender Identity

Pronouns (e.g., he/him, she/her, they/them, ze/zir, etc.)

Background Information

Expected Graduation Date

Primary Major

Secondary Major (if applicable)

Country of Origin

Languages Spoken

Are you a transfer student?

Yes

Are you an exchange student (UCEAP Reciprocity)?

Yes

Program and Interest Information

As you complete the following questions, please be as descriptive and specific as possible! This is the information we use to pair you with a mentor, so the more you share the better; we recommend at least 5 sentences for most questions.

Please rank the following areas from 1 - 6. Ranking 1 should be what is most important to you. Ranking 6 the lowest. Make sure you do not give multiple areas the same ranking (e.g., language assistance = 1, academic assistance = 1).

Language assistance

Academic assistance

Developing cultural awareness

Making friends and being social

Meeting someone with similar hobbies or interests

Meeting someone in a similar major or field of study

If you have another motivation or goal for joining the program, please share it here.

What specific concerns do you have coming into UC Davis as an international student?
The more you share the better; we recommend at least 5 sentences for most questions.

Please briefly describe the academic, social, cultural, and/or gender preferences you have for the mentor you want to be matched with.
Note that while we try our best to accommodate preferences, we may not be able to do so in every case.

Time expectation for mentor-mentee interaction (via texting or messaging)
How often are you looking to interact with your mentor via texting or messaging, on average?

Two or more times a week

Once a week

Once a month

Other

Other time expectation (via texting or messaging)

Time expectation for mentor-mentee interaction (in-person)
How often are you looking to interact with your mentor in person, on average?

Two or more times a week

Once a week

Once a month

Other

Other time expectation (in-person)

Program and Interest Information

The Global Ambassador Mentorship Program is a community with students from around the world. We bring these students together to make connections beyond the mentor-mentee relationship. What activities are you excited to try with the new people you'll meet? What aspects of your own culture would you like to share with the people in the program?
The more you share the better; we recommend at least 5 sentences for most questions.

How would you describe yourself or your personality to someone you just met?
The more you share the better; we recommend at least 5 sentences for most questions.

Please list some of your favorite interests/hobbies.
The more you share the better; we recommend at least 5 sentences for most questions.

Please list some of your favorite movies/shows/music.

If you could master any skill, what would it be? Why?

Acknowledgements

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Please read UC Davis Global Learning Hub's Statement of Consent to see what personal data we collect, what we do with it, and why we need it.

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