Interested in a bright employment future?
Bright Futures Mentoring Program
Connect your classroom to the ‘real world’ by applying for an industry mentor.
The next Bright Futures Mentor Program begins in Term 5, 2025.
Apply here for your mentor NOW! Applications close Sunday, 9 November 2025.
The program is a collaboration between Alumni and Giving and Careers & Employability
Professional mentoring relationships:
- Enhance connections between study and work
- Assist with the transition from university to employment
- Provide opportunities for professional development, networking and idea exchange between experienced professionals and the next generation of leaders
- Involve alumni and industry back in the life of the University in a meaningful way.
* Eligibility – Undergraduate students who have completed at least 6 units. Postgraduate Masters and PhD students from Term 1 of studies.
Are you an Alumni or an industry professional?
Interested in mentoring a Southern Cross University student.
Key dates Term 5, 2025 Program
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Description |
Date |
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Mentee applications open |
Monday 20 October, 2025 |
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Mentee applications close |
Sunday 9 November, 2025 |
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Mentors/Mentees advised of match |
Thursday 13 November, 2025 |
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Bright Futures program concludes |
Friday 20 February, 2026 |
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Program evaluation to be completed by |
Sunday 29 March, 2026 |
For more information
Download the Bright Futures Student-Alumni Mentoring Program Handbook.