The Jerwood / Arvon mentoring scheme is designed to spot the writing talent of the future. The Jerwood Charitable Foundation has provided funding for Arvon to run an annual mentoring programme in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Each year the scheme enables nine writers, all of whom have attended tutored Arvon courses, to benefit from a year of mentoring by leading writers. The mentoring scheme covers three categories: fiction, poetry and playwriting, with a mentor appointed for each category.

Over the course of the year the mentees attend both a masterclass week and a writing retreat at one of Arvon's writing houses. The mentees also benefit from regular contact with their appointed mentor throughout the year. An anthology is created at the end of the year to showcase work produced by the mentees during the course of the scheme.