APPLICATION PERIOD

Mentor applications are NOT accepted anymore for the upcoming Winter Semester 2024/25 cohort.

Application Deadline: September 1.

Mentor training starts from 19. September 2024.

Mentor-Mentee support is expected to be ongoing from October 2024 – February 2025, and can be extended for another 6 months thereafter, if both mentor and mentee agree to continue for a full year.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! Please stay tuned for the next application period for the Summer Semester 2025 cohort.

Mentors will be required to submit a 3-minute application video as part of the application process.

Evaluations of applications are ongoing. Once your application documents are submitted, they will be evaluated on a first-come first-served basis.

5-STEP APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Review application questions [as listed below]
2. Prepare the response you want to share via your video
3. Record your 3-minute response via video-function on your phone, Zoom, etc. and save the file on your desktop
4. Go to this LINK and complete the form.

   Complete relevant information about your academic focus, the Doctoral College you work for, the semester you are about to start, and your role at the TU Wien.

   Then, please upload the .mp4 file of video before you submit the form.

5. Receive information about next steps from Peer2Peer DOC Team via your TU Wien E-Mail, after the formal evaluation of your application.

8 APPLICATION QUESTIONS

Please include your responses to the following 8 questions in your 3-minute application video:

1. About myself [full first & last name, semester #, role at TU Wien, academic focus]:
2. Here is why I am interested in serving as a mentor for the Peer2Peer DOC program:
3. I can dedicate this much time every week / month to my role as a mentor:
4. When asked about my past experience as a mentor or mentee, I’d say:
5. As a mentor, this is what I can do to help and support a new DOC School student / new DOC School students:
6. I know that I’ve been successful with supporting my mentee / mentees when I see / hear the following outcomes / results / feedback:
7. This is what I hope to gain personally from serving as a mentor in the Peer2Peer DOC program:
8. To best prepare me for my role as a mentor, I’d like to receive information on / support from the Peer2Peer DOC Team with / about the following:

EVALUATION & COMMUNICATION

Mentor applications will be evaluated solely based on the responses submitted via the 3-minute application video. Since mentors will receive training for their role and guidance throughout the program, no prior mentoring experience is needed.

For the WS 2024/25 cohort, applications will be reviewed, and applicants will be notified by September 6, 2024.

Mentors will be informed about their acceptance into the program exclusively via their TU Wien E-Mail Address.

Matching between mentors and mentees will be performed on a rolling basis, and connections will be made on a first-come first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

MENTOR SOCIAL SCHEDULE

Mentor Training for all P2P Doc Mentors [mandatory]

• Virtual Mentor Briefing by P2P Doc Team [September 19, 2024 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET, Zoom]

• In-Person Mentor Training: Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking with Lisa Sigl [TBD from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CET, TBD]

• In-Person Mentor Training: Inclusivity & Cultural Awareness with Maria Geir [October 3, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CET, Seminarraum AE U1-2, Karlsplatz 13]

Mentor Exchange & Support

• 4x virtual Mentor Meetings

[Meetings take place the 1^st week of the month in November, December, January, and February for 1.5 hours virtually; dates and times to be determined by mentors together.]

• 2x virtual Mentor Check-Ins with P2P Doc Team [November 7, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm CET & January 14, 2025 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm CET]

Mentor-Mentee Meetings

• In-Person Kick-Off Event including Matching of Mentors & Mentees [October 14, 2024 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CET, Seminarraum AE U1-6, Karlsplatz 13; mandatory]

• 10x individual mentor & mentee meetings in person or virtually [based on preference & availability]

• In-Person P2P DOC Celebration with all Mentors & Mentees [February 20, 2025 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm CET, Vortragsraum Bibliothek DD, Resselgasse 4; mandatory]