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.
🌟 Eligibility Rules for Mentees
All mentee applicants must meet the following requirements:
🗓️ 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. (Minimal involvement may be permitted.)
Need more information? Please see the [program guidelines] or contact your program administrator for details.
NOTE: Mentees are not employed by the Linux Foundation. For employment opportunities, visit 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.
Eligibility: To be eligible for a mentorship stipend, mentees must receive a satisfactory progress evaluation before they submit an Expensify Report.
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