This program is designed to help developers with necessary skills — many of whom are first-time open source contributors — experiment, learn, and contribute effectively to open source communities
Program Details
New projects accepting applications will be listed on the 1st of each month starting June 1, 2020. Below is the schedule for 2021 mentorship terms.
Spring Term: March 1st – May 31st
- mentorships available on LFX Mentorship: Jan 15th, 2021
- applications open: Jan 15th – Feb 12th (4 weeks)
- application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: Feb 15th – Feb 26th
Summer Term: June 1st – August 31st
- mentorships available on LFX Mentorship: April 15th, 2021
- applications open: April 15th – May 14th (4 weeks)
- application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: May 17th – May 31st
Fall Term: September 1st – Nov 30th
- mentorships available on LFX Mentorship: July 15th, 2021
- applications open: July 15th – August 12th (4 weeks)
- application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: August 12th – August 31st
Part-time terms will start on the same schedule and last six versus three months.
Preferred Technologies
- Linux Kernel
- Kubernetes
- Prometheus
- Cloud Native
- GoLang
- JavaScript
- Artificial Intelligence
- Jenkins
- Other Suggested Popular Technologies
Program Sponsor
Thank you Intel for your generous donation of $250,000 to support this program.
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Benefits For Program Participants
Maintainers
- Grow the sustainable talent pool of experienced developers contributing to your project
- Improve project security by leveraging vulnerability reports to reduce your bug backlog
- Increase the diversity of developers contributing to your project
Companies
- Accelerate your product roadmap by funding critical projects
- Access and recruit certified talent through our data-driven pipeline
- Grow your brand by supporting key open source projects and developers
Mentees
- Learn from top developers in open source
- Receive free training and certifications *
- Get job opportunity referrals with employers upon graduation
* Training and certification opportunities limited to course and certification catalogue available from the Linux Foundation.