Mentorship programs are reviewed by the Linux Foundation before being published and visible on the Mentorship platform.
Submitted mentorship programs are reviewed based on the following factors:
Open source status: projects must be 100% open source
Community-wide adoption
Alignment with The Linux Foundation’s support of open source initiatives
Keep these items ready before you begin:
The project ID for your Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII) Badge Program.
A logo file in JPG, PNG, or SVG format that identifies your project.
The URL for your code of conduct (the rules of behavior for the members of that group or organization).
A list of names and email addresses for the individuals who you want to invite as mentors.
To enroll in the project Sign in to the Mentorship and select Enroll Your Project from the main navigation.
Complete the Mentorship Project Enrollment form. Red asterisks indicate required fields. A bar at the top of the page shows your progress as you click Next through the form.
Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions, and Submit the application.
After the Linux Foundation reviews the application, you will receive an email notification with a review decision.
Below are the Mentorship enrollment form fields and their descriptions:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name **** | Description |
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Program admins can select which prerequisite requirements mentees need to complete for their application to be considered for the program. Alternatively, they can create custom prerequisites by specifying names, due dates, and whether they require a file upload.
The terms and conditions checkbox is mandatory and must be selected before the form can be submitted.
Project Name
A mentorship project name, which must be unique.
Technologies
Programming languages and technologies the program will be using.
Elevator Pitch
A description of the mentorship program.
Repository URL
A link to the open-source project repository the mentorship program will be using.
Website URL
A link to the website associated with the mentorship program.
CII Project ID
The Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII) Badge Program is an open source secure development maturity model. Project admins need to apply to get a badge and CII Project ID number if their project doesn't have one.
Code of Conduct URL
URL for the open source project code of conduct. If a project doesn't have a code of conduct, a program admin can create one by using a provided template. If not code of conduct is provided, the URL will default to Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
Project Logo
An open source project logo. File size should be 2MB max and in JPG, PNG, or SVG format.
Project Accent Color
A color that's a part of the project's brand.
Required and/or desirable skills
The desirable skills and training that mentees applying to the program should have.
Project Mentors
Added mentors will receive an email inviting them to create a profile and join your mentorship program.
Program Terms
Terms for your mentorship program. A program can have maximum two terms at the same time.
Note: Program administrators can use any Term name during program creation. For example, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and so on.
For Full Time (FT) and Part Time (PT) distinction, please add FT or PT to the name, i.e. Spring 2021- FT
