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1. To create a mentee profile, Sign in to the Mentorship and select Become a Mentee navigation menu item.
Keep these items ready before you begin:
An image file for your avatar in JPG, PNG, or SVG format with a maximum size of 2 MB
Your LinkedIn profile URL
Your GitHub profile URL
Your resume in a PDF, DOC, or DOCX format
2. Complete the Eligibility Requirements section
Are you at least 18 years of age, or will you be by the time the mentorship program starts
Are you eligible to work in the country you reside in for the duration of the mentorship?
Please select "No" to confirm that you do not have other mentee profile(s) on the Linux Foundation Mentorship platform and are not participating in other Linux Foundation mentorship project(s). Doing so will disqualify you from the program.
3. Next, complete the following sections of the form:
Red asterisks indicate required fields. A bar at the top of the page shows your progress as you click Next through the form.
4. Select the Terms and Conditions checkbox, and click Submit.
Your name and email fields are auto-populated from your Linux Foundation account. Upload an avatar image, which will appear on your mentee card.
Introduce yourself by answering the questions required to complete this section.
Provide a mailing address.
Provide links to your external profiles and upload your resume. Mentee resumes will be shared with mentors during the application process. After graduation, the resumes may be shared with prospective employers.
Click +Add skill CTA to add your current skills and skills that you want to improve. These are important for the administrators and mentors to determine if you're a good fit for the program.
Providing your demographics is optional. This information is collected for the purpose of compiling, analyzing, and disclosing aggregate statistics regarding the diversity of participation in open source projects and communities (including in The Linux Foundation Mentorship Program opportunities), to help track progress towards meeting our commitment to diversity initiatives.
You must select the checkbox to submit the application.
Note: You cannot withdraw your application if it is already accepted.
To withdraw your mentorship application:
Sign in to Mentorship.
Click My Mentorships tab.
Under Programs for which I am a Mentee, navigate to a project from which you want to withdraw your application.
Click Withdraw, and then **** click Confirm on the confirmation window.
5. Status of your application changes to Withdrawn.
Note: Application status does not change automatically after you submit your prerequisite tasks. The project admin reviews your application, changes the status of your application, and you receive an email notification about the application status.
2. The status of your application is listed on the mentorship program card.
Below is a description of each application status:
Pending: You have submitted application, and it is in a Pending state. The project admin and mentors are reviewing your prerequisite materials before they make the acceptance decision.
Accepted: You have been accepted to the mentorship program and should have received an email notification.
Declined: Your application has been declined.
Withdrawn: You have withdrawn your application.
Graduated: You have successfully graduated from the mentorship program.
Mentees can grow their career 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
The following eligibility rules apply to all mentee applicants.
Be at least 18 years old by the time the mentorship program starts.
Not be a prior or an active participant in another Linux Foundation mentorship program.
Apply to maximum three (3) mentorship programs in one term. The programs from which a mentee withdraws during the applications period don't count towards this limit.
Be eligible to work in the country and jurisdiction where you will be participating in the mentorship program.
Not reside in a country or jurisdiction where participation in the mentorship is prohibited under applicable U.S. federal, state or local laws or the laws of other countries.
Apply to participate on one's own behalf as an individual.
Not be subject to any existing obligations to third parties (such as contractual obligations to an employer) that would restrict or prohibit participation in a mentorship program.
Meet all criteria set by the program to which a mentee is applying, i.e. all prerequisites and requirements.
Not be a maintainer, recurring contributor, etc.. with more than minimal involvement with the open source project that offers a mentorship program.
Get started by creating your profile, then continue with the following activities:
1. To view the status of your application to the and select My Projects tab.
NOTE: Mentees are not employed by the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation’s employment opportunities are available at .
Mentee stipends are paid in installments tied to 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 stipend information and amounts please refer to
To be eligible for a mentorship stipend mentees must receive a satisfactory progress evaluation before they .
1. To manage tasks assigned to you Sign in to the Mentorship and select My Tasks tab.
2. In Tasks Assigned To Me section you can view prerequisite tasks as well as mentorship milestone tasks. If required, upload a file to complete a task and change its status from the Status dropdown.
Below are task statuses and their descriptions:
Pending: The task is pending completion.
In Progress: Change the task status to "In Progress" to indicate you're working on it.
Submitted: The status changes to "Submitted" when you upload a file to notify mentorship admin and mentor(s) that you have completed it.
You can filter tasks by status from the Task Status drop-down.
You can sort tasks by ascending or descending order from the Sorting Order dropdown.
2. If you have a mentee profile, you will be presented with projects that match your skills. Click the Apply CTA on a mentorship card to apply.
You can apply to a maximum of three mentorship programs in one term. The programs you withdraw from do not count toward that limit.
You can reapply to mentorship programs if you were previously declined or you withdrew your application.
3. You will receive a confirmation message and a confirmation email stating that your application was received.
1. To apply to a mentorship program to the . If you haven't created a profile yet, click on Become a Mentee navigation menu.
Create a profile as described in section.
NOTE: Your application will be in Pending status until you submit all your prerequisite requirements. After you submit all the required documents and complete the required tasks assigned to you, the project admin changes the status of your application. For details, see
To view and manage your mentorship profile Sign in to Mentorship and select My Account Tab
You can updated your profile by selecting Edit Mentee Profile CTA button.
After receiving a successful performance evaluation, all mentees are required to submit an Expensify report to receive mentorship stipend payments. There are two stipend payments: the first one halfway through the mentorship and the second one upon successful completion of the program.
To create and submit an Expensify Report:
Under your account, select the Reports tab.
On the Reports window, click New Report located in the top-right corner of the screen.
Click Add Expenses to create and add a new expense.
Click New Expenses to create a new expense on the Add Expenses To Report page.
Create a new expense by completing the fields as follows:
Merchant: Your name
Date: Date of the stipend payment (today's date)
Total: 50% of the total amount of your stipend payment for midterm and final evaluation periods.
Category: Select Mentorship from the dropdown list.
Projects: Search and select the appropriate mentorship program for which the mentee has been accepted.
Description: Name of your mentorship - mentee stipend payment <#> of <#> For example: "Linux Kernel - mentee stipend payment 1 of 2"
Important: International mentees not residing in the US: please add "International Bank” after your name. The Linux Foundation will use the details on the Wire Transfer Form you submit to pay your stipend.
Download the Wire Transfer Form found below.
Fill in all the required information (Type preferred or write legibly if must be hand-written ).
Upload and attach the form as a receipt with your report.
Click Save.
Note:
1. United States residents: please add the US bank deposit account to Expensify when first setting up the Expensify account.
After being redirected to the Reports page, click Submit from the top left corner.
(Optional) Provide an individual's email address in the CC field if you want to share the report with the individual.
Click Send.
If you reside in the United States, add a U.S. bank deposit account to Expensify by navigating to Settings > Account > Payments > Bank Accounts as shown below.
After you submit your report, the approver reviews your reimbursement request and approves or rejects it. Next, a Linux Foundation administrator validates the expense and approves or rejects the reimbursement. Expensify funds your account.
Upon approval notification, go to your account to access your reimbursement money. It may take up to 30 business days for the funds to be deposited to your bank account.*
IMPORTANT: It may take up to 30 business days for the funds to be processed via wire transfer and released by a bank outside the United States.
The process can take even longer than expected if you have not provided your bank details or if the information that you have provided is incorrect.
Sign in to . Note: Ensure that you use the same email address that you used to set up your account on Expensify.