Global Education will sponsor two faculty members (1 mentor and 1 mentee) to participate in the program and fund their attendance at the end of the year ceremony.
The 3rd Cohort of the APWiL Mentoring Program provides international and intercultural opportunities for the empowerment, professional growth, and development of aspiring women leaders within APRU. This program matches mentors and mentees from leading research universities of the Asia-Pacific region. Through one-on-one mentorship, as well as seminars and hands-on workshops featuring diverse leaders, participants can explore tools and methods for overcoming barriers to women’s leadership. This is a one-year program, starting with the orientation and kick-off in November 2022 to the graduation ceremony in October 2023. Participants are in all parts of the Asia Pacific Rim.
In particular, the program intends to:
- Grow the pipeline of aspiring women leaders within APRU.
- Identify professional opportunities for growth and skills development of APRU aspiring women leaders.
- Increase awareness of challenges that aspiring women leaders face within the region.
- Connect senior leaders at APRU institutions with emerging women leaders to create an effective network and share successful strategies.
- Introduce global and intercultural dimensions to leaders across the APRU network and beyond.
- Advance ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of participants’ institutions.
Participants in the program can expect to participate in: - One-on-One Mentoring
- Workshops/Seminars
Information for Mentors: Eligibility Requirements
- Mentors must be from a participating institution and have at least 10 years of academic and administrative leadership experience.
- Mentors of any gender are welcome to participate.
- Mentors must be senior scholars or leaders including full professors, emeritus faculty, endowed chair holders, full professors of clinical or research scientists.
- Mentors must be committed to supporting the growth of aspiring women leaders at APRU institutions.
- Mentors must have the ability to allocate time to their mentee on a regular basis.
- Mentors should be able to identify specific skillsets or areas that they can offer to help a mentee. Note that it is not guaranteed that the mentee and mentor are in the same academic field. While this is a factor that is considered in the matching process, many mentees are interested in developing skills as a leader that transcend academic fields so mentors will find that they will have a wealth of knowledge to share as a leader if they are not matched with someone in their field.
- Mentors should be committed to attending the virtual workshops and seminars.
Information for Mentees: Eligibility Requirements
- Mentees should identify as women (meaning cisgender, transgender, gender expansive, and intersex individuals who identify as women).
- Mentees must be faculty associated with one of the participating member institutions.
- Mentees must have an academic appointment with at least five years, and a maximum seven years, of experience. Post docs, graduate students, represented faculty, and non-academic staff are not eligible to participate currently.
- Mentees should be open and eager to share and learn from others.
- Mentees should be highly motivated to improve themselves and to achieve professional success.
- Mentees should be interested in enhancing leadership skills.
- Mentees should be committed to driving their mentoring relationship and attending the virtual workshops and seminars.
- Mentees should be able to articulate their desired outcomes.
- Mentees should be open to feedback and learning.
- Mentees should have the ability to identify achievable goals and an action plan within the 12-month span of the program.
Application Process
Mentors:
- Professional bio (250 words)
- Headshot (jpg or png file)
- A statement indicating relevant mentoring and leadership experiences, as well as areas of expertise that may be relevant to a mentee as it pertains to professional development.
Mentees:
- Professional bio (250 words)
- Headshot (jpg or png file)
- A statement answering:
- Why would you like to participate in the program?
- What do you hope to learn from your mentor?
- What are 1-2 goals you would like to accomplish during your participation in the program?
- Which areas/topics would you like to discuss with your mentor?
