“A mentorship is a relationship between two people where the individual with more experience, knowledge, and connections is able to pass along what they have learned to a more junior individual within a certain field.” (from World Education Services)

General Information

• The CI-mentorship program is designed to pair RCD professionals from different institutions with each other. 
• The mentor/mentee pair will attend an initial workshop at the beginning of the program and will commit to regular, monthly meetings with each other for each academic year.
• Mentors and mentees are publicly acknowledged at the network retreat at the end of their term and may be asked to submit a summary of experience, reflections on growth, etc., in the form of a report or blog post.
• Mentors and mentees will receive a $250 stipend for full participation in the program.
• The program may fund up to 10 mentor/mentee pairings per year

Apply as a CI Mentor or CI Mentee

The first step to becoming a CI Mentor or CI Mentee is to submit an application. The application is a short form that asks for several pieces of information to help pair mentors/mentees. Requested information includes:

• Contact information
• Home institution
• Major aspects of what you do in your work
• A personal statement on why you would like to participate
• A personal statement on professional growth/goals
• Demographic information

Demographic information is requested to document progress towards reaching all RCD professionals and report this data to the National Science Foundation as part of the MR-RCD Consortium award.

Introduction Workshop and Ongoing Activities

Once mentors/mentees have been selected, they will attend a 1-hour introductory online workshop. Mentors/mentees should plan to meet monthly for about an hour for 9 months. Mentors and Mentees will be publicly acknowledged at the annual network retreat (held in Spring) and may be asked to report their experience in the form of a blog post or a report. Mentors and Mentees will receive a stipend of $250 for successful completion of their program.