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Mentors
Research Mentors support 1-2 LUNE ONE participants to gain practical research skills by guiding them on a research topic of the mentors’ choosing over a 12 week period.
About
ResearchRound is working diligently to improve the quality of African researchers to enable them to contribute more meaningfully to African and global development. We are keen to gain your support at the early stages of this journey where we are counting on lots of goodwill.
Find out more about our work at ResearchRound here
Steps
The procedure for taking a session is as follows;
- A research mentor must currently be a faculty member of a research institution or carrying out their research in similar institutions.
- Apply to be a research mentor through the form provided.
- In the form, researchers indicate the affiliated institution.
- Researchers provide the research topic they wish to engage with LUNE ONE participants.
- Researchround vets applications and reaches out to mentors who we deem qualified. This may also be based on interest of LUNE ONE participants who will choose topics they wish to work on.
- Researchround shares mentors’ guide with selected mentors
- Mentors engage monthly with selected participants based on agreed meeting periods.
- Mentors continue engagement during the 12 weeks window, helping the participant gain real experience working on a research at global standard.
Mentors do not need to start and complete the research topic during the 12 week duration. Research topics may be at the beginning, middle or end stage. What counts is getting the participant acquainted with global standards of research processes and the engagement would have been deemed successful. Participants must also be able to make a meaningful presentation on the research topic at the end of the program.
Benefits
While this is not yet a paid engagement, facilitators gain the following;
- Free interview and publicity for your research work, if applicable.
- A gift card token of appreciation.
- A LUNE Champion badge and inclusion on our wall of champions.
- Opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the African research space through research capacity strengthening.
- Opportunity to widen your professional network.
- Opportunity to build new relationships with some of the most promising researchers in Africa.
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