English, but the preferred language can be agreed with your mentor. However we encourage you to focus and stick to the English language, because it is the main one in the IT world.

The Riga TechGirls Mentorship Program is happening online — including sessions and virtual check-ins. This flexible setup ensures you can fully participate and benefit from the program, no matter your location, schedule, or personal circumstances.

The selection & matching process involves two steps:

1. Initial Assessment: We begin by understanding your preferences, goals, and expectations for the program, including your chosen field, career aspirations, and desired mentorship experience.
2. Matchmaking: We match you with a mentor based on your goals, experience, and preferences, and introduce you to one mentor at a time. From there, it’s over to you: set up a short call and let us know if it’s a good fit.

Through these steps, we strive to create meaningful mentor-mentee relationships that support your professional growth and development in your chosen field.

The mentor-mentee relationship is envisioned as a supportive and collaborative partnership, where mentors provide guidance and share their expertise to help mentees achieve their goals. Mentees are expected to be proactive and take charge of the process, driving their growth while benefiting from their mentor’s insights and support.

You can expect to meet with your mentor at least once a month, but the frequency can be decided between you and your mentor. Most mentor-mentee pairs typically meet on a bi-weekly basis.

Yes, you can work full-time, study, be unemployed, or be on maternity leave – the program is designed to accommodate various life and work situations.

The participation fee is 250 euros, which can be split into 6 monthly payments of 46 euros each.

Yes, The Riga TechGirls Mentorship Scholarship is awarded to mentees who are less advantageous financially but are accepted into the Riga TechGirls Mentorship program. The scholarship covers the full Mentorship participation fee of 250 EUR for 6 months.

In accordance with the Terms, if the Participant chooses to withdraw from the Program when submitting a refund request, they are eligible to receive a full refund of the Fee paid for participation in the Program if the following conditions apply:

– The Participant decides to terminate the Agreement within 14 calendar days after entering into the Agreement and paid for the participation. In this case, the Participant must let the service Provider know they want to cancel within the 14-day time frame.
– The mentor with whom the Participant has initially matched is not responding for more than 10 calendar days and the Participant is not able to have the first meeting with the mentor. In this case, the Participant must inform the Organiser no later than 14 calendar days after the official start of the program which is the day that the Opening Event takes place. If the service provider is not able to find a replacement in 14 calendar days after receiving the notification from the Participant or the Participant does not accept the appointed mentor, the Participant can withdraw from the Program. When a new mentor is suggested, the Participant should accept/decline the proposal within 7 calendar days. If the Organiser doesn’t receive an answer it will be considered that the Participant has declined the new mentor and they will be removed from the Program.

The Participant is not entitled to a full or partial refund when submitting a refund request in the following cases:

– In case the Participant wants to terminate the participation in the Program, but after confirmation of participation has been made by the Participant and the Fee was paid, due to personal reasons including, but not limited to unforeseen financial difficulties, family circumstances, health issues, change of interest.
– If the Participant does not complete all suggested mentoring sessions within the Program duration (e.g. 12 mentoring hours in a 6-month program), and/or does not participate in other Program activities.
– If the Participant doesn’t express their dissatisfaction with the mentor within 7 calendar days of the Program start date, 15.01.2025.
– If the Participant fails to communicate effectively with the mentor and/or the Organiser, or if the Participant is not following the Code of Conduct or other internal documents of the Program and their actions constitute a breach.
– If the Organiser is informed that the participant has breached the Riga TechGirls Code of Conduct (can be found here), they may be removed from the program unilaterally.

All refund requests must be submitted via email to mentorship@rigatechgirls.com.

Mentoring is a collaborative partnership, not a classroom. Your mentor is your guide, not your teacher. They are here to support your growth, share insights, and help you navigate your path — but you are in the driver’s seat.

The program focuses on 1-on-1 interaction, so be ready to take initiative, ask questions, set goals, and show up with commitment. As a mentee, you share responsibility for making the most of this journey.