Online Guides

A PDF guide for those seeking fellowship opportunities.  This guide provides information on the different types of fellowship, has guiding questions for self-reflection and covers the essentials of a compelling narrative for an application.  This guide covers the following:

• What is a fellowship?
• Finding opportunities and the preparation required
• Application essentials and formalities
• The evaluation process
• Truths about rejections
• Resources

The PDF guide includes two tables that invite reflection in preparation of a fellowship application.  For better use, these tables can be downloaded here as MS Word Versions.

Mentoring Resources - A suite of mentoring resources for research staff

The aim of these resources is to support individuals to consider mentoring as a career development opportunity, from both the mentor and mentee perspective. They explore what mentoring is and what it is not, the role of the mentee in finding and building mentoring relationships and the skills required in the role of the mentor.  They also include resources for further reading and support. 

Setting up a local mentoring 

Several schools across the University of Edinburgh run local level mentoring programmes.  These are smaller programmes, aimed at researchers in their area. If you don’t have a local mentoring scheme, consider setting one up. If you are interested in knowing more about what this would entail, the challenges, successes and systems in place, please read our new 'Setting up a Local Mentoring Scheme' resource.

A guide with information and questions to consider when preparing for a career conversation with your PI / Supervisor