As a well-established personality in professional life, you look back at the start of your career and think: If only I had known that back then! CheMento is the ideal tool to pass on your own experience and knowledge to the next generation of chemists and to further develop your own social skills.
With CheMento, you can expand your own network with tomorrow's high potentials and recruit junior staff for your company.
Registration as a mentor is possible at any time. The next round starts in early 2026 (application deadline is October 15, 2025).
Experienced chemists can apply as mentors
who are interested in advising, supporting and motivating young chemists in the transition to professional life. You should have at least 3 to 5 years of professional experience. Furthermore, during the ongoing program (duration: 12 months), you should have the opportunity to meet regularly with the assigned mentee. The form and intervals in which these meetings take place are agreed individually.
In addition to regular discussions, other forms of support can also be chosen:
Please note: The wishes and expectations of the mentee applicants are the starting point for the matching. From the registrations as a mentor, we create a pool of potential mentors. Then we try to find a suitable mentor for the respective mentee from the pool (see also Matching - who to whom ). This means that not every mentoring or every mentor can also be assigned a mentee. Non-consideration is therefore expressly not an assessment of professional or personal qualifications.
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.
Are you interested in becoming a mentor? We'd love to hear from you!
To register as a mentor, please fill out the application form at this link or return it to us. We will then add you to our mentor pool.
The application period for the 7th CheMento round (starting in 2026) ends on October 15, 2025.
Do you have another question? You can find the FAQs here
mentoring@gdch.de
GDCh career service
Varrentrappstr. 40-42
60486 Frankfurt a. M.
Tel. 069-7917-665
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last modified: 09.07.2025 11:12 H from Y.Yasin
