# Mentees ### Benefits 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. {% hint style="info" %} *** #### 🌟 **Eligibility Rules for Mentees** All mentee applicants must meet the following requirements: *** * 🗓ī¸ **Age Requirement:**\ Be **at least 18 years old** by the start date of the mentorship program. * ↩ī¸ **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. * đŸšĢ **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.)* *** Need more information?\ Please see the \[program guidelines] or contact your program administrator for details. *** {% endhint %} **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.](/lfx/mentorship/mentee-stipends.md) * **Eligibility:** To be eligible for a mentorship stipend, mentees must receive a satisfactory progress evaluation **before** they [submit an Expensify Report](/lfx/mentorship/mentees/submit-a-report-to-receive-a-mentorship-stipend.md). ### Your Activities Start by creating your profile, then continue with the following activities: * [Become a Mentee by Creating a Profile](/lfx/mentorship/mentees/create-a-mentee-profile.md) * [View Status of your Application](/lfx/mentorship/mentees/view-status-of-your-application.md) * [Mentee Task Management](/lfx/mentorship/mentees/manage-your-task.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.