Timeline (full details in CNCF repo):

• Mentee Applications Open: Thurs, May 15, 2025 11AM PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tue, May 27 2025 11AM PDT (18:00 UTC)
• Application Review Period: Wed, May 28 – Tue, June 3, 2025 11 AM PDT (18:00 UTC)
• Selection Notifications: Wed, June 4, 2025
• Mentorship Program Begins: Mon, June 9, 2025
• Last Day of Term: Fri, August 29, 2025

These projects are proposed for the first term:

• Jaeger demo on Oracle Cloud #7115
• Upgrade Jaeger-UI to React v19 jaeger-ui#2764

Application process

• For details about LFX mentorship & the application process, see https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship.
• Direct link to applying: https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/participate/mentee
• ❗Proposal 📜 required❗You must submit a proposal as part of your application cover letter. It helps us select mentees who are the best match for the project. It also allows us to understand your approach to solving the problems we presented.
  • Note: LFX website does not allow uploading additional documents, so include the proposal in the Cover Letter.

Getting Started

While the timelines in LFX programs are not very long, we recommend contributing to the project through bootcamp tasks before applying.

Reach out on Slack with other questions.