LFX Mentorship Mentee Applications for 2024 Term 3 (Sep-Nov) Open Now!

[nate-double-u]

Hi Everyone,

The LFX mentorship projects for 2024 Term 03 (September-November) are now listed publicly, and can be found here:
https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/blob/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2024/03-Sep-Nov

Mentee applications are now open!

Applications will be open until Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Mentee application instructions can be found on the Program Guidelines page.

Timeline

activity	date
project proposals	Jul 3 - Jul 30 5:00 PM PDT
mentee applications open	Jul 31 - Aug 13 5:00 PM PDT
application review/admission decisions	Aug 14 - Aug 27 5:00 PM PDT
selection notifications	Sept 3, 2024 5:00 PM PDT
Mentorship program begins with the initial work assignments	Sept 9, 2024
Midterm mentee evaluations and first stipend payments	October 15, 2024 5:00 PM PDT (the week following the National Day holiday in China)
Final mentee evaluations and mentee feedback/blog submission due, second and final stipend payment approvals	Nov 26, 2024 5:00 PM PDT (Giving some time after KubeCon NA)
Last day of term	November 29, 2024

[nate-double-u]

We're aware that CNCF - Inspektor Gadget: DNS/HTTP Event Generation Capabilities (2024 Term 3) is not open for applicaitons yet. We're working on it and I'll let you know when you can apply.

[nate-double-u]

We're having the same issue with CNCF - KubeEdge: Multimodal Large Model Joint Learning via KubeEdge-Ianvs Reproduction (2024 Term 3) & CNCF - KubeEdge: Cloud-Edge Speculative Decoding for LLM via KubeEdge-Ianvs (2024 Term 3). Will let you all know when it's sorted.

[nate-double-u]

These are all open for applications now, thanks for your patience! Go check them out!

[nate-double-u]

We've opened some new projects, check them out!

• Karmada
• KubeEdge
• Meshery

[nate-double-u]

We've opened 4 more projects, take a look:

• CNCF TAG Network
• Kyverno

[nate-double-u]

We've opened up 3 more projects! This is the last batch, check them out!

• OpenKruise
• Service Mesh Performance
• Kubernetes

[nate-double-u]

📢 Remember to get your applications in for LFX 2024 Term 3! Applications are closing today at 5:00PM Pacific time
https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2024/03-Sep-Nov

[jayesh9747]

Hi @nate-double-u , could you tell me when the mentee for the 'Game Operation and Maintenance API' project (https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/blob/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2024/03-Sep-Nov/README.md#game-operation-and-maintenance-api) will be selected?

[nate-double-u]

Hi, sorry for the delay. That selection has been made now and the project page updated.

[ggold7046]

Hi @nate-double-u , could you tell me what is the next date for the mentorship ?

[nate-double-u]

Hi, you can find our next term dates here: https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2025/01-Mar-May