A degree or doctorate in chemistry opens up a wide range of interesting fields of activity (see also the publications of the careers service).
Questions often arise about the direction in which you can/should orientate yourself. If you want to benefit from personalised guidance and support with career planning at an early stage, CheMento is the right tool for you.
Optimising application documents, simulating job interviews and using personal relationships to get the mentee a job - a mentor can do all of this if it comes up and if it suits. However, mentees should not expect this as an automatic part of mentoring, as this is not the original purpose of the collaboration.
Please note the following: A mentor is not a career coach who is supposed to get his or her mentee a job. Rather, he or she should support them in choosing the right career path, provide suggestions and food for thought.
In the interview with former mentee Etilia Dolja, you can read how CheMento supported her and what added value she has gained from it. hereMaster's students, doctoral candidates and postdocs from all areas of chemistry can apply as mentees.
Before you apply, please note the following:
1. Co-operation with your mentor takes time. Applicants should therefore be prepared to schedule regular meetings with their mentor, even during the sometimes hectic phases of the doctorate. A longer stay abroad during the mentoring year is also not suitable for successful cooperation with your mentor. In this case, please refrain from applying.
2. Travel costs to the meetings with the mentor and to the events of the supporting programme cannot be covered by the GDCh.3. We ask doctoral candidates in the final phase of their doctorate to check whether the goals and wishes for the mentoring year and the associated time commitment can be reconciled with the completion of the doctoral thesis. The collaboration should be able to last the entire year, with the exception of occasional quieter phases.
In order to match tandems as precisely as possible, we need to know your personal situation and what you expect from a mentor. So please tell us in your application why you would like to take part in CheMento and what support you hope to receive from CheMento and from a mentor.
The application phase for the 7th CheMento round (start 2026) runs from 1 September to 15 October 2025 During this period, the application form will be available here.
There is no legal entitlement to participate in the mentoring programme.
In order to match tandems as precisely as possible, we need to know your personal situation and what you expect from a mentor. So please tell us in your application why you would like to take part in CheMento and what support you hope to receive from CheMento and from a mentor.
The application phase for the 7th CheMento round (start 2026) runs from 1 September to 15 October 2025
Here go to the application form.
There is no legal entitlement to participate in the mentoring programme.
The application phase for the 7th CheMento round (start 2026) has already ended
.There is no legal entitlement to participate in the mentoring programme.
NNext round: 2026
Application phase: 1 September to 15 October 2025
The next round will start in January 2026
The application phase has already ended.
Please complete the application form and send us your letter of motivation (max. one DIN A4 page) with subject "Application CheMento" to mentoring@gdch.de.
Application deadline: 15 October 2025 (11.59 pm)