The Open Seeds program by OLS is for people interested in applying open principles in their work and becoming Open Science ambassadors in their communities.
About
This is a 16-week long personal mentorship and cohort-based training, where participants (organisers, hosts, mentors and project leads/mentees) of this program will:
- share their expertise and gain knowledge essential to create, lead, and sustain an Open Science project
- connect with members across different projects, communities, backgrounds, and identities
- empower each other to become effective Open Science ambassadors in their communities
Participants join this program with a project that they either are already working on or want to develop during this program individually or in teams.
Applications
OLS-8 runs from September 2023 to January 2024. We are not sure if we will run OLS-9 in the same format - see our blog post. Sign up to our low-traffic news list to get updates.
Timeline
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June 1, 2023 : Call for Application opens
See the guidelines and templates
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June 9, 2023 (10:00 Universal Time): Application webinar( Talk + Q&A)
Watch recordings from previous webinars on YouTube
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June 28, 2023 (17:00 Universal Time): Application Clinic Call( Q&A)
At this call, OLS team will be available to provide help if you have any question related to your application
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July 11, midnight, UTC, 2023 : Call for applications closed
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August 1, 2023 : Successful applicants announced
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September 18, 2023: Start of the program
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January 15, 2024: End of the program
Have a question or need any support to join this cohort? We are here to help - feel free to email team[at]we-are-ols.org, or connect on Twitter @openlifesci.
Cohorts
| Cohort | Schedule | Projects | Mentors | Experts | Facilitators |
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| OLS-1 | January 20, 2020 - May 18, 2020 | 29 mentees on21 projects | 20 mentors | 37 experts | |
| OLS-2 | August 31, 2020 - December 14, 2020 | 52 mentees on34 projects | 36 mentors | 65 experts | |
| OLS-3 | February 08, 2021 - May 24, 2021 | 66 mentees on44 projects | 34 mentors | 63 experts | 1 facilitator(s) |
| OLS-4 | September 13, 2021 - January 17, 2022 | 34 mentees on31 projects | 32 mentors | 46 experts | 7 facilitator(s) |
| OLS-5 | February 28, 2022 - June 13, 2022 | 71 mentees on40 projects | 35 mentors | 26 experts | 5 facilitator(s) |
| OLS-6 | September 19, 2022 - January 16, 2023 | 41 mentees on29 projects | 32 mentors | 39 experts | 7 facilitator(s) |
| OLS-7 | February 27, 2023 - June 12, 2023 | 50 mentees on40 projects | 32 mentors | 4 experts | 10 facilitator(s) |
| OLS-8 | September 18, 2023 - January 15, 2024 | 69 mentees on32 projects | 38 mentors | 22 experts | 15 facilitator(s) |
| Total | 384 mentees on 269 projects | 139 mentors | 170 experts | 31 facilitators |