# Mentees

### Benefits <a href="#mentees-benefits" id="mentees-benefits"></a>

Mentees can grow their careers by diving right into the open source community to learn from top project contributors. They can build expertise with hands-on experience and free access to premium Linux Foundation training.

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#### 🌟 **Eligibility Rules for Mentees**

All mentee applicants must meet the following requirements:

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* 🗓️ **Age Requirement:**\
  Be **at least 18 years old** by the start date of the mentorship program.
* ↩️ **No Prior Participation:**\
  Must **not** be a prior or currently active participant in another Linux Foundation mentorship program.
* 📝 **Application Limit:**\
  Apply to a maximum of **three (3) mentorship programs per term**.\
  Programs you withdraw from during the application period do **not** count toward this limit.\_
* 🌍 **Work Authorization:**\
  Be **eligible to work** in the country and jurisdiction where you will participate in the mentorship program.
* 🚫 **Legal Residency:**\
  **Do not reside** in a country or jurisdiction where participation is prohibited by:
  * U.S. federal, state, or local laws
  * or the laws of other relevant countries
* 👤 **Personal Application Only:**\
  Apply **on your behalf** as an individual (not for another person or entity).
* 🔒 **No Conflicting Obligations:**\
  **Do not have** existing third-party obligations (such as contractual duties to an employer) that would restrict or prohibit your participation.
* ✅ **Meet Program Requirements:**\
  **Fulfill all prerequisites and requirements** set by the specific mentorship program to which you are applying.
* 🚷 **No Substantial Project Involvement:**\
  **Not** a maintainer, recurring contributor, or otherwise significantly involved with the open source project offering the mentorship.\
  \&#xNAN;*(Minimal involvement may be permitted.)*

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Need more information?\
Please see the \[program guidelines] or contact your program administrator for details.

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**NOTE:** Mentees are not employed by the Linux Foundation. For employment opportunities, visit [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers/).

### Mentorship Stipends

* Mentee stipends are paid in installments, based on mentee evaluations and satisfactory progress with program deliverables up to that point.
* The final installment is paid upon successful completion of the program.

  For additional information and stipend amounts, please refer to the [Mentee Stipends section.](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentee-stipends)
* **Eligibility:** To be eligible for a mentorship stipend, mentees must receive a satisfactory progress evaluation **before** they [submit an Expensify Report](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees/submit-a-report-to-receive-a-mentorship-stipend).

### Your Activities <a href="#mentees-youractivities" id="mentees-youractivities"></a>

Start by creating your profile, then continue with the following activities:

* [Become a Mentee by Creating a Profile](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees/create-a-mentee-profile)
* [View Status of your Application](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees/view-status-of-your-application)
* [Mentee Task Management](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees/manage-your-task)