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Mentorship programCycle: Multiple terms per year, varying by program.

LFX Mentorship

The Linux Foundation Remote · open worldwide

Linux Foundation platform that matches mentees with maintainers for structured, often paid, mentorships on open source projects hosted by the Linux Foundation and its communities.

Free to start · no account needed

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About

Also: mentor from an active open source community; stipend for many programs (handled by Linux Foundation finance); real contributions to major projects.

Who can apply: Each program sets its own eligibility; mentees apply with a mentee profile on the platform.

Free to apply.

Multiple terms per year, varying by program.

How to apply: through lfx (you need an account there).

What to prepare: mentee profile, resume, cover letter.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Mentees need to create a mentee profile to apply”

Who can apply

  • Open to students, people in a career transition, working professionals
  • Each program sets its own eligibility; mentees apply with a mentee profile on the platform.

What you will need

  • Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
  • RésuméUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • Cover letterOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (lfx), which needs an account in your name.

Step-by-step guide

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

Let Onward Scout prepare this application

Get your short bio for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to The Linux Foundation without your tap.

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