Polonium Mentoring 2024-2025

Bigger, broader, bolder - the 2024-2025 iteration of Polonium Mentoring is about to start - join in!

Who can participate?

To become a Mentor you should be at the doctoral student level or above (especially for pairing in the academic path). Highly experienced and impactful Mentors will be considered regardless of educational status. We are recruiting Mentors from different backgrounds - academia, industry, or business.

You can become a Mentee at all stages of your career.

The programme is global and we welcome every scientific discipline to join. We especially encourage participants from social and political sciences that constituted the lowest percentage of attendees in the previous years.

You can be a Mentor and a Mentee in the same time!

2024-2025 Timeline:

01.08-25.08 - 1st round of mentor recruitment
01.09-28.09 - 1st round of mentee recruitment
30.09 - 06.10 - Pairing of the participants
04.11 - Project launch and onboarding of the participants

How to apply?

We are finalizing recruiting mentors! Although the deadline for mentor applications has passed, we are always looking for motivated participants. Therefore, If you would really like to be a mentor in the 2024/2025 iteration, you can still fill in the application form:

Mentor recruitment 2024/2025

You are eligible to become a Mentor if you are a PhD student, PostDoc, or above (in academia), or are working in industry.

During the registration, we will ask you about your skills and strengths to see what you could bring to the programme.

We are opening the recruitment round for mentees!

Mentee recruitment 2024/2025

You are eligible to become a Mentee on every career stage, you can even be a mentor and a mentee simultaneously.

During the registration, we will ask you about what you hope to gain from a relationship with a Mentor, and in what areas you would need support the most. Just a heads up - you will be asked to submit this information in the form of a motivation letter, among others. Write us why you believe you should be part of the program and get a chance to network with successful professionals.