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2026 AMIA Mentorship Program

AMIA is seeking mentees to participate in the AMIA Professional Mentorship Program (October 2026 - March 2027).

AMIA seeks to build a mentorship program to help guide professionals in navigating the complexities of career advancement, intentionality in choices of career path, professional development, professional profile, skills in communication and connection and advice on how to get involved in the community.

Application information will be shared with the mentor advisory group and potential mentors to assist in identifying mentor matches, and to provide us with a sense of the range of potential mentoring resources available in our community. As the program grows, new resources will be developed and added to support deeper and more impactful professional relationships in our community.

The 2026 Mentorship Program will pair six mentees with mentors (October 2026 - March 2027). Please note that the Mentorship Program is open to all AMIA members at any stage in their career.
Your contact information(Required.)
Are you an AMIA Member?
What professional areas/subfields/areas of interest are you especially hooked into or excited to work with somebody on?
Not interested
Somewhat interested
Interested
Very interested
Archival processing
Business / Corporate archives
Community or regional archives
Community Archiving Workshop
Home movies
Digital preservation
Government archives
Job search
Resume Crafting
Federal/State job application advice
Salary negotiation
Personal advocacy in the workplace
Cataloging and metadata
Outreach
International AV archives
Writing and publishing
Presentations such as conferences, symposia, round table/forum discussions
Accessibility
Equity and inclusion
Freelancing
Grant writing
Network building
Work from home/remote work
Open source tools
AV collections curation
Museums and galleries
Reference services for collections access
Getting involved in the AMIA community
AV archive education programs
Oral history
Broadcast television
Radio
Small gauge film
Social justice initiatives
Moving image documentation and related materials
AV Conservation
Leadership skills development
Please indicate competencies, professional experiences, personal characteristics, or other attributes that you would like a potential mentor to know about you.
What are some topics you would like to discuss with your mentor? Select all that apply.
Being engaged in mentorship can be additional labor on top of your work and personal life. How much time are you able and willing to commit per week for mentorship? Ideally, how often would you meet with your mentor (bi-weekly, monthly, etc)?(Required.)
Please indicate any personality, learning styles and attributes that you would like your potential mentor to know about you.
What are your interests or hobbies outside of work?
Please provide a short statement about your interest in mentorship (max 500 words).
(Required.)
If you would rather upload your statement, you can do it here (PDF or DOC/X format)
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Are you currently involved in AMIA committees,groups, or projects?
Please upload your resume/CV (PDF or DOC/X format)(Required.)
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Thank you!
The Mentorship team will be in touch very soon
about your application.