An academic career involves many decisions related to research, publishing, collaboration, mobility, and future career paths. The mentoring programs collected here support PhD candidates, researchers, and scientists in developing their academic careers and planning their next steps both within and beyond academia.
Mentoring programme from CNRS alumni for Members of the CNRS alumni community who want to receive or provide mentoring. CNRS alumni launched its mentoring offer on the community platform in May 2026.
Who is it for? Members of the CNRS alumni community who want to receive or provide mentoring
Mentoring programme from ENS de Lyon / Femmes & Sciences for Female doctoral researchers who want support with professional projects and career development. The Femmes & Sciences scheme is presented in Lyon’s 2026 doctoral programme as individual support for female doctoral researchers.
Who is it for? Female doctoral researchers who want support with professional projects and career development
Mentoring programme from Femmes & Sciences – Hauts-de-France for Female doctoral researchers at the University of Lille. Established in 2022 at the University of Lille, the programme supports female doctoral researchers during an important stage of career development.
Who is it for? Female doctoral researchers at the University of Lille
Mentoring programme from Femmes & Sciences – Occitanie Est for Female doctoral researchers at the University of Montpellier. Launched in 2015, the programme supports female doctoral researchers with their thesis project, network building and career planning.
Who is it for? Female doctoral researchers at the University of Montpellier
One-year program providing personalized professional support to women researchers with permanent positions and postdoctoral researchers through mentor–mentee pairs, workshops, and discussion groups.
Who is it for? Women researchers with permanent positions and postdoctoral researchers.
Mentoring programme from Université de Tours / NEOLAiA for Early-career researchers, doctoral researchers and postdocs from NEOLAiA universities. The programme creates international pairs between early-career researchers and experienced researchers from another partner university.
Who is it for? Early-career researchers, doctoral researchers and postdocs from NEOLAiA universities
Structured mentoring programme for doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and early-career researchers to develop professional skills, networks and career plans.
Who is it for? Doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and early-career researchers
One-year mentoring for PhD candidates in the Sorbonne Université Alliance, paired with a mentor who holds a doctorate to work on career planning, networking and professional development.
Who is it for? PhD candidates from year 2 onward (within the Sorbonne Université Alliance).
Mentoring by Université Paris‑Saclay for early-career doctoral candidates, pairing them with experienced professionals and offering professional development workshops and group networking events.
Who is it for? Early-career doctoral candidates
Mentoring programme from RFMF for Early-career members of the RFMF community, including doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The fifth edition is announced for 2026–2027, confirming that the programme is recurring.
Who is it for? Early-career members of the RFMF community, including doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Mentoring programme from Université Côte d'Azur for Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, with stated priority given to women. The programme connects early-career researchers with mentors from academia or the private sector.
Who is it for? Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, with stated priority given to women