Missing something? View this page on the old site We launched the Galaxy Mentor Network one year ago with the idea to onboard new members in the community. Now, one year later, we realize that we failed. We still believe in the power that the Galaxy Mentor Network, and, in that spirit, we would like to relaunch the Galaxy Mentor Network with a new matching process.We launched the Galaxy Mentor Network one year ago with the idea to onboard new members in the community.Now, one year later, we realize that we failed. We are really sorry for all applicants that could not be matched with mentors and also for all mentors for the loss of their valuable time.We still believe in the power that the Galaxy Mentor Network could have to reshape the Galaxy Community, and, in that spirit, we would like to relaunch the Galaxy Mentor Network with a new matching process.When a new application comes in, the Network Managers wouldThen, ideally a GMentor selects the GMentee and the Network Managers send mails to the GMentee(s) and GMentors to introduce them to each other. And the mentoring can start.In reality, the Network Managers had difficulties toAfter one year, only 3 applicants were matched with mentors, which is below our expectations of the project. Because of this roadblock, we will be pivoting to a new method for matching mentors and mentees.We will try to take into account the reality that everybody (including the Network Managers) is busy and nobody is working only on the Galaxy Mentor Network.So, instead of trying to scan and send applications on the fly, we would like to use a timeframe of 2 months (which also corresponds to the duration of the program).People can apply whenever they want, like a rolling admission. But the Network Manager will only process applications every 2 months. Our process will change as well. We will:To apply the new matching process, we’d like to start fresh by:We hope that the new matching process will help the program to really work in a sustainable way, so that the community can utilize this tool to continue to flourish and grow. Open source platform for accessible, reproducible, and transparent data analysis. © 2026 Galaxy Project. All rights reserved.