As a part of the ERASMUS+ project Music4Change, an innovative mentoring programme – The Bridge Mentorship Programme, will be implemented from January 2024 to December 2024 by The University of Bergen (Norway) – the lead of the M4C project, and seven other partners – Creative Mentorship (Serbia), The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), University of Groningen (Netherlands), the private Gustav Mahler University of Music (Austria), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) and the European Music Council of Bonn (Germany).
The concept and structure of this tailor-made mentorship programme is based on the Creative Mentorship methodology and will be delivered by the Creative Mentorship team in cooperation with other M4C project partners.
The Bridge Mentorship Programme is intended for current PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, or recently finished PhD students in the music field, with the aim to provide support through participants’ transition from the academic to the labor market environment.It will be piloted online in order to provide tailored support for diverse learner profiles and post-study career paths.
WHAT IS CREATIVE MENTORSHIP?
Creative Mentorship is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental civil society organization which for the past 11 years, runs and develops mentoring and capacity-building programmes for professionals in the field of arts, culture, creative industries and media in Serbia and abroad. The Creative Mentorship programme provides space for reflection and self-improvement, one-year mentoring support, relevant trainings and connection with other engaged and active participants.
For more than a decade, Creative Mentorship has been building, gathering, and supporting a community of motivated and socially responsible individuals that contributes to the development of society based on creativity, culture, knowledge, and mutual cooperation.
WHO CAN APPLY IN THE BRIDGE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME?
This opportunity is extended to all current PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, or recently finished PhD students in the music field from partner institutions of the Music4Change project, but also from all other different academic music institutions around the globe who want to develop themselves professionally and personally through the support of an experienced mentor, a dedicated Creative Mentorship team and peer-learning from other mentees and mentors from this year-long mentorship programme. There is no age limit.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME YOU CAN FIND ON THIS LINK.
Apply here for The Bridge Mentorship Programme: https://forms.gle/FJTyC6LpLHbHV2PF7
On this link, potential mentees can register for the info and Q&A session about The Bridge Mentorship Programme on 17 October, 6 pm CET.
Before you apply to The Bridge Mentorship Programme, please read The Bridge Mentorship Programme Complaints Protocol.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION IS 27 OCTOBER BY 23:59H CET.