Hosting Mentorship Programme

The Hosting Mentorship Programme is one of the key activities within the Belarusian Diaspora Initiative (BDI) project. It aims to provide staff from Belarusian businesses and Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in exile (including employees, owners, or co-owners), as well as startups and aspiring entrepreneurs (referred to here as outgoing participants), with enriching mentorship exchanges with more experienced entities (referred to here as hosting entities) within the EU.


The programme aims to establish 50 one-month-long mentorship exchanges, offering personalised guidance and knowledge transfer from experienced mentors to Belarusian business owners and entrepreneurs to address specific challenges.
The ultimate goal of the programme is to enhance the capacity and integration of Belarusian businesses in exile, improve their competitiveness, and foster a supportive business ecosystem across the EU.


Check the Mentorship Programme Guidelines.

Full name (as stated in official documents)

Current citizenship (which passport do you hold?)

Email address (please include a valid address so we can contact you)

In what capacity are you applying?

Do you want register as an outgoing participant (mentee) ot as a hosting participant (mentor)?

Name of your entity you own or work for (as indicated in state registry).

For individual entrepresneurs, this could be their name

Add entity registration number and link to the official registry of the registration country.

Sector of business operation.

Size of your business

Please provide the link to your entity's website or social media page (preferably LinkedIn). If you are applying as an individual, please include a link to your personal social media account.

In which country are you based?

Please describe your business idea and explain your motivation for wanting to participate in the programme.

Please describe your entity in a few words: what you do, what services or products do you provide, and your key areas of expertise?

Please provide a brief description of your needs and how a potential hosting partner (mentor) could assist or support you in addressing them.

Please provide a brief description of what you can offer and how you can assist the potential visiting participant (mentee).

The project offers outgoing participants (mentees) a €1,000 lump sum to cover travel, accommodation, meals, co-working space, insurance, and event participation during their exchange. You can complete the exchange in your residency country or another EU country. Are you able to travel to another EU country?

Do you have a preferred country where you would like to complete your exchange?

Please indicate all the languages you are comfortable to communicate in.

Please list all the months you are available to participate in the activity this year.

Have you already identified a potential exchange partner?

Please indicate the name of your identified partner (entity name).

By ticking below box, you confirm that you read and understood the project's Privacy Policy.

Please note that in order to check and assess your eligibility to participate in the BDI project, we may need to collect special categories of your personal data, such as your political opinion, political affiliation and trade union membership. Said information can be shared among the BDI project partners, external service provider and with the European Commission. By submitting your information and ticking below box, you acknowledge and agree to the processing of special categories of your personal data in accordance with the following Privacy Policy.

Are you a member of ABBA

The BDI project supports only those who uphold democratic and ethical values as described in the Declaration of Honour. As a Belarusian citizen, to participate in the activity, you must verify your identity through our secure verification platform just before your enlorement in the programme. You will need to upload a copy of your ID/passport and take a live photo to confirm the authenticity of your documents. Do you agree to proceed?

Have you previously participated in BDI activities where you have already completed the identity verification process (e.g., uploaded your ID to the verification system)? 

Before submitting, please check that all the information is accurate. Thank you.

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