Added value for mentees

 

• Individual advice from an experienced chemist (mentor)
• Orientation aid at the end of your studies, during your doctorate and when starting your career
• Practical preparation for the demands of working life
• Further development of own competencies and soft skills
• Mediation of professional contacts in science and business

Please note the following: A mentor is not a career coach intended to get his or her mentee a job. Rather, he or she should provide support in choosing the right career path, should give suggestions and food for thought.

In an interview with the former mentee Etilia Dolja, you can read how CheMento supports her and what added value she has gained from it. here

Who can participate?

Master's students, doctoral students, and postdocs from all areas of chemistry can apply to be mentees.

Before you apply, please note the following:

1. Working with your mentor takes time. Applicants should therefore be prepared to schedule regular meetings with their mentor, even during the sometimes hectic phases of their doctorate. Even a scheduled extended stay abroad during the mentoring year is not conducive to successful collaboration with your mentor. In this case, we ask that you refrain from applying.

2. Travel expenses for meetings with the mentor and for events in the supporting program cannot be covered by the GDCh.

3. Doctoral students in the final phase of their doctorate are asked to consider whether the goals and wishes for the mentoring year and the associated time commitment are compatible with completing their doctoral thesis. The collaboration should be possible throughout the entire year, except for occasional quieter phases.

The mentoring cooperation

The individual needs of the mentees determine the topics of the cooperation. On this basis, the tandems conclude an agreement at the beginning of the cooperation that defines the content and goals of the joint mentoring year. The form and regularity of the respective meetings in addition to the supporting program are discussed and recorded at the beginning.

At the end of the cooperation, the tandems hold a final meeting; Mentees also create a short report on their mentoring year.

Registration as a mentee

To match tandems as closely as possible, we need to know your personal situation and what you expect from a mentor. Please tell us in your application why you want to join CheMento and what kind of support you hope to receive from CheMento and a mentor.

The application period for the 7th CheMento round (starting in 2026) runs from September 1 to October 15, 2025. During this period, the application form will be available here.

There is no legal right to participate in the mentoring program.