Who is eligible to apply?

The mdw Mentoring Programme is addressed to women, inter* and non-binary individuals who aim to develop and expand their involvement in the arts university and aspire to a leadership role – as a professor or in another managerial position. Applications are open to mdw graduates, regardless of whether they are currently employed by the mdw, as well as to mdw lecturers and senior lecturers / artists:

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Graduates in an artistic or arts-pedagogical subject at the mdw up to 6 years after completing their studies (from 2018)

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Lecturers and senior lecturers / artists at the mdw in an artistic or arts-pedagogical subject

An internal mdw jury selected a maximum of twelve mentees for the programme from the applications. A focus on diversity is a fundamental consideration in the selection of mentees.

 

How can I submit an application?

The mdw Mentoring Programme is open to a maximum of twelve graduates, lecturers and senior lecturers / artists from the mdw who fulfil the above criteria (see »Who is eligible apply?«). Applicants have the opportunity to propose international professors from art universities or colleges as mentors.

 

Required application documents:

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Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages), addressing the following questions:

• What pedagogical and artistic goals and visions do I pursue in my career?
• What socio-political realities do I perceive as an artist?
• How can the mentoring programme support me in achieving my goals within the context of an academic career?
• Why are intensive reflection and strategic planning of my academic career particularly important to me at this point in time?
• Which structural conditions have hindered my progress in my studies and career so far, and which have been supportive?
• Where do I see myself and my artistic, educational, and academic work in five years’ time?

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CV including a list of works and projects

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Completed application form

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For graduates: mdw degree certificate

The mentoring programme requires your continuous presence and independent, active participation in all parts of the programme. Please consider in advance whether you are able to commit to this and clarify – including with your superiors – that you can participate in the entire programme. Mentees sign a declaration in which they commit to participating in all parts of the programme.

 

You can find a report on the first mdw mentoring programme for artists in 2022, including statements from the participants, in mdwMagazin.