When is it best to start?
- The ADA Lovelace Mentee group CAREER ORIENTATION starts yearly in January, PRO ACADEMIA begins in February.
- “speedup – ADA POSTDOC program” starts in March 2026 for the second time
- Duration: CAREER ORIENTATION 18 months, PRO ACADEMIA 22 months, speedUP- Postdoc programm lasts 8 months (from March to November of the same year)
- For you, as a PhD student, applying for the CAREER ORIENTATION, there is no “best year” to start; this will depend on your personal perspectives. For many students, the end of the first year of their PhD thesis seems to be a good time to become an ADA Lovelace mentee
- If you have to decide between an earlier or a later start for your time as a mentee, you should take into account planned secondments as well as your scheduled workload.
- In case of any any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the program management (ada.mentoring[at]uni-mainz.de).
How can you apply?
- Please submit your application form for the selected program and your letter of motivation (about 1 page) until ...
- CAREER ORIENTATION: October 31st 2025 to ada.mentoring[at]uni-mainz.de
- PRO ACADEMIA: January 31st 2026 to ada.mentoring[at]uni-mainz.de
- speedUP - ADA Postdoc program: February 28th, 2026 to ada.mentoring[at]mentoring.uni-mainz.de
- In November and December, all female doctoral students and interested in becoming a ADA Lovelace mentee in the following year will be invited to a personal meeting with Edeltraud Eller, the manager of the program.
- Postdocs interested in becoming part of speedUP Mentoring will be invited to a personal meeting with Edeltraud Eller during February and early March
- Each mentee group has up to 16 mentees.
- We will most likely select according to your remaining time in order to give all students the chance to participate in the ADALovelace mentoring program. In the unlikely case that we need additional selection criteria, we would select on the basis of the letter of motivation and the personal interview.
Current Information Sessions
Mentoring Program CAREER ORIENTATION for PhDs and Junior Postdocs
Tuesday, September 30th 2025 12:15 - 13.45 New date!
Wednesday, October 1st 2025 12.15 - 13:45 New date!
Mentoring Program PRO ACADEMIA for Senior Postdocs and Junior PIs
Tuesday, 6th of January 2026 12:15 - 13:45 New date!
Wednesday, 7th of January 2026 12:15 - 13:45 New date!
Mentoring Program SPEEDUP - ADA POSTDOC Mentoring
Tuesday, 3rd of February 2026 12:15 - 13:45 New date!
Wednesday, 4th of February 2026 12:15 - 13:45 New date!
Join us on Zoom for ADA Mentoring Info sessions on Zoom