Subject: [Maprg] ACM MobiCom 2020 Mentorship Program: Call for Applications

From: "Mandalari, Anna Maria" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 08:11:32 +0000

SIGMOBILE is launching its second Mentorship Program at MobiCom 2020. The goal of this program is to enable SIGMOBILE student members to get a chance to interact with senior researchers, either one-on-one or as a small team of 2 students. All mentoring sessions will be conducted online.

To be eligible for participation, you must be:

  1.  currently enrolled as a graduate student (M.S. or PhD)
  2.  a registered attendee at ACM MobiCom’20
  3.  available on all days of the main conference: Sep 21 - Oct 24

Applications are now open. If you are interested, please fill the Mentorship Program Application Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2RNXyt7ZilLorecdEJCmnjCgFp2yP-9hsuB3zahHslvBcgw/viewform> by September 10th, 2020. The application requires you to upload your most recent CV and a Mentorship Statement. The Mentorship Statement must be no longer than one US letter-sized paper (8.5in X 11 in), with font size no smaller than 10 points. Your statement must consist of the following:

  1.  Research interests
  2.  Expectations from the program: If you have specific mentoring needs, please specify here. For example, please indicate if you are currently applying to industry and/or academia and are looking for a mentor to guide you in that aspect.
  3.  Who would you like to meet: If you would like a specific researcher as your mentor, please indicate so. We cannot guarantee that you will be paired with a mentor of your choice.
  4.  Availability: Please indicate if you are available on Workshop Days in addition to the Main Conference Days.

Important Dates:
Deadlines       Dates
Applications Due        September 10th 2020
Acceptance Notifications        September 15th 2020
Mentoring Schedule      September 15th 2020

For further questions, please contact Mariya Zheleva or Shubham Jain at:
[email-masked]

We hope you will enjoy this wonderful opportunity. We look forward to seeing you at the virtual MobiCom!