What is the Global Ambassador Mentorship Program?
The Global Ambassador Mentorship Program is designed to help new first-year and transfer international undergraduate students successfully adjust to life at UC Davis. We match new international students with current students based on similar academic and social interests to connect them with a community of support and friends.
Participants share their culture and values with each other and build relationships. Through cultural exchange and participation in social events that the Global Ambassador Mentors host, new students develop close connections with new friends and feel at home in their new community.
Global Ambassador Mentor Fellows represent the diverse student community on campus—both domestic and international, from different academic years and fields of study, and with varied life experiences.
How to Apply
- Applications to receive mentorship as a mentee for the 2024-25 year are open. The program is currently accepting new first-year and transfer undergraduate students on a rolling basis. If it reaches capacity, applicants may be added to a waitlist.
- Apply to be a mentee
- Keep up to date on events by subscribing to the SISS Newsletter and checking SISS events.
- Applications to become a Mentor Fellow for 2024-25 have closed. Applications for 2025-26 will open around the beginning of the winter quarter 2025. To learn more about other global learning opportunities, email globallearning@ucdavis.edu.
Learn More About Getting Involved
Meet the 2024-25 Mentor Fellows
Get to know more about the academic and personal interests of this year's Mentor Fellows and read their messages for new international students.
Contact Information
Kim Notehelfer
Experiential and Intercultural Program Coordinator
Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
knotehelfer@ucdavis.edu