Pathfinder Application

  • Pathfinder 2026
  • PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
  • PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
  • STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
  • CONSENT
  • STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
  • Complete

Pathfinder 2026 Application (Ages 17 - 21)

Session Information

Session Dates: July 27 - August 14, 2026
(Monday - Friday only, student return home on weekends. There will be no program on the August 3rd Civic holiday)

Students will have the opportunity to participate in Pathfinder 2026 in-person. Participants will stay in the Mohawk College Residence and/or at off site locations.

Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit - FMNI) students who would like to register for this program:

  • Must not be enrolled in a post-secondary institution
  • Can have accepted an offer of admission to Mohawk College or a post-secondary institution
  • Can be in transition of changing from one post-secondary institution to Mohawk College or other institution

Students who attended Previous Pathfinder: 
You are eligible to attend the Pathfinder 2026 program (*Note: new participants will be given preference to gain experience in the Pathfinder program and we will approve previous Pathfinders as space allows)

Session is limited to 15 participants. Students who apply for the program will be notified if they have been accepted to participate in the program. Submitting an application form does not guarantee a spot in the program. Once accepted into the program, participants will receive a link to the registration package. The registration package must be completed prior to the start of the program or your acceptance will be rescinded.

Content of the program will be in an introduction to post secondary education, workshops and teachings centered around Indigenous culture, identity and leadership. Activities will include meeting with Elders, offsite trips and workshops. 

*Students who are 18+ can sign their own form.

Parents/Guardians & Participants

Please note, Mohawk reserves the right to: 

  1. Refuse registrations to Pathfinder 2026 and/or
  2. Cancel session if the minimum numbers are not met. 

Participants who have been removed from previous Pathfinder sessions may not qualify to be accepted to the program.

Please contact amanda.aitchison2 [at] mohawkcollege.ca (Amanda Aitchison) for more information.

For students who are under 18, the Pathfinder team will follow up with the Parents/Guardians of students to confirm permissions. 

Would you like to begin to the Pathfinder 2026 Application?