Deadline: 25-Nov-22
Applications for 2023 “Telemachus” & “Athena” Mentoring Programmes are now open.
The mentoring programmes ‘Telemachus’ and ‘Athena’ connect mentees with thought leaders and social-impact focused individuals. Telemachus benefits youth between 18-29 from around the world, while Athena focuses on women above the age of 22 and without setting an age limit.
GTF mentees are provided with a personalized development opportunity to address individual learning needs. This opportunity helps them over a period of eight months to develop new skills and expertise, and to enhance, enrich and expand their professional and personal perspectives.
As part of this process, their mentees set their own objectives and targets and, with support from their mentors, they complete these successfully.
The programmes contribute towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Why Mentor?
- a loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of Telemachus.
- an influential senior sponsor or supporter.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are eligible to apply for ‘Telemachus’ if you are a young individual between 18-29.
- ‘Athena’ is for women above the age of 22 and without age limit. If you fall in the categories please feel free to apply.
- To apply for the “Telemachus” programme, you should be between 18-29 years old. To apply for the “Athena” programme for women you can do so as long as you are above the age of 22 and regardless of your age. To join the “Athena MENA” programme you should be a woman above the age of 22 and from and based in the MENA region. They also require good command of the English language for all their programmes. Applicants that have completed a Bachelor’s degree or have equally-relevant professional experience of a minimum of 5 years will be prioritised.
- Applicants with fluent command of English, who have completed a Bachelor’s degree or have equally-relevant professional experience of a minimum of 5 years will be prioritised.
- For all their programmes they expect their candidates to manifest motivation, commitment and critical thinking skills.
- If you are selected as mentee then you need to be aware of the following:
- You should enter this relationship with an open mind.
- You need to be candid.
- The relationship and everything you will share with your mentor will remain confidential.
- Always be punctual and respectful of your mentor’s time.
- Avoid defensive reaction to feedback.
- The advice you will receive is meant to offer you new perspectives, diversity of thought and skills building. It is by no means a certificate, a qualification or a degree.
- Your mentor is volunteering their time and offering their expertise in goodwill.
- The programme aims to nurture social impact and understanding of the importance of accountability.
For more information, visit http://globalthinkersmentors.org/mentees-application