LFX Mentorship '25 Term 1 March - May

[nate-double-u]

Hello everyone!

The LFX Mentorship 2025 March - May term is now open for project ideas:
https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2025/01-Mar-May

Project submission and application timeline:

• project proposal period: Jan 8 - Feb 4, 2025
• mentee applications open: Feb 5 - Feb 18, 2025
• application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2025

We're looking forward to seeing all the project ideas you're interested in working on!

Timeline

Activity	Date
Project Proposals Open	Wednesday, January 8 - Tuesday February 4, 2025
Mentee Applications Open	Wednesday, February 5 - Tuesday February 18, 2025 11AM PST (19:00 UTC)
Application Review Period	Wednesday, February 19 – Tuesday, February 25, 2025 11AM PST (19:00 UTC)
Selection Notifications	Thursday, February 27, 2025
Mentorship Program Begins	Monday, March 3, 2025
Midterm Mentee Evaluations Due	Tuesday, April 15, 2025 11AM PDT (18:00 UTC)
First Stipend Payments	Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Final Mentee Evaluations Due	Tuesday, May 27, 2025 11AM PDT (18:00 UTC)
Second Stipend Payments	Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Last Day of Term	Friday, May 30, 2025

[SkySingh04]

Looking forward to this!

[yada]

Hi all,
Are there any limitations or recommendations regarding the number of ideas submitted per project?

[yada]

PR done with 7 projects, let's see...
See: #1338

[manzil-infinity180]

Hello @yada
Is cncf select all the project which you have given or some of them based on some ranking??

[yada]

Not so far as we just submitted our project ideas (deadline is Feb 4th), see: #1338: you're welcome if you want to join or are interested in some of them (as mentee or mentor) ;)

[nate-double-u]

Hi @yada, sorry i missed this question!

I've responded over on your PR, but wanted to close the loop here too: #1338 (comment)

[nate-double-u]

Is cncf select all the project which you have given or some of them based on some ranking??

We make suggestions where needed. The program isn't so large yet that we've needed a formal ranking process yet.

[nags0x]

Hello World! @nate-double-u hope u r doing well, wanted to know if there is any limitation on the no of applications that one can apply for...
nd if I am not wrong these hats represent the total no. of seats available in each org right.
Thanks! 😊

[nate-double-u]

A candidate can apply to 3 projects at a time across the LFX platform.

[assu-2000]

A candidate can apply to 3 projects at a time across the LFX platform.

thanks @nate-double-u , that's cool !

[Asp-irin]

Is there a specific template for the proposal to apply for KubeEdge? I couldn't find one, but I came across templates for other organizations. Could anyone help with this?@nate-double-u

[nate-double-u]

Hi, there are no official application templates.

[vaishnavi192]

Are selections based on resume and cover letter or previous merged PRs? for lfx

[nate-double-u]

Some of each. Each project has their own process and requirements for making candidate selections. I'd look at the upstream issues for any specific project you're looking to apply to.

[nate-double-u]

We've closed LFX 2025 Term 1 for applications now -- thanks everyone for your submissions! Next up the mentors will be considering candidate applications and selection notifications will be going out on Feb 27.

[yashpandey06]

Hey @nate-double-u same is the condition with me , I have got acceptance mail only but not the offer letter and payments mail ..

[nate-double-u]

@yashpandey06, if this hasn't been sorted out yet, please open a support ticket:
https://support.linuxfoundation.org/ (LFX Support: -> Get help with LFX Mentorship)

@Asp-irin, the LFX platform sends out notifications to the email address you have set with your LFID profile.

[Bnjoroge1]

Hi @nate-double-u Looking ahead here, but wondering when the applicaiton window will be open for the may-aug term? any chance you could clarify?

[Bnjoroge1]

Also does one need work authorization in the country they reside in for the duration of the program?

[nate-double-u]

@Bnjoroge1, you can find our plans in the https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship folder. As for eligibility, you can find that info on the LFX Docs site.