# LFX Mentorship

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## LFX Mentorship

- `compute/lfx-mentorship` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence documented | binding write-gated | category cloud VM
- needs card no, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-22 (live) | stale on 2026-11-22
- url https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentee-stipends/total-stipend-amount
- free tier: Quoted from the funding announcement: 'we start from a $6,000 USD baseline and adjust for each mentee's country', 'We keep PPP and the $6,600 maximum, and we've lowered the minimum to $1,000'. The published country table runs from USD 1,400 (Afghanistan) to USD 6,600 (Bermuda), with China at USD 3,100 and Canada at USD 5,100. | unit: none | metered on: wall-clock | read on: 2026-10-22 | source: [1] | note: cash-stipend
- per-object cap: not applicable | source: [1]
- retention: not applicable | source: [1]
- egress: not stated | metered: no | source: [1]
- identity: email
- interface: unknown
- limits:
  - write-gated (binding): About one accepted applicant in ten: the programme counter reads 2.1K accepted against 20K applications, and a host project has to pick the mentee. [1]
- limits note: About one accepted applicant in ten: the programme counter reads 2.1K accepted against 20K applications, and a host project has to pick the mentee.
- binding note: the same as limits note
- interface detail: inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
- tooling: not stated
- composes with: Three terms a year rather than one, so a rejected applicant can re-apply in the next term, which is the highest retry rate.
- reliability: no reliability event recorded
- notes: Lower than GSoC at the same PPP logic for most countries, but it runs several terms a year and covers cloud-native projects where a compute workload is the deliverable. Unverified: the exact term dates for the next cycle, which the landing page did not print.
- extras:
  - facets.class: stipend
  - facets.free_tier_kind: cash-stipend
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-22: the per-country stipend table for programmes starting on or after 2026-07-01, quoted with China 3100, Canada 5100, and the 1000 to 6600 range
  - [2] 2026-10-22: quoted the PPP formula, the USD 6,000 baseline, the USD 6,600 maximum, the new USD 1,000 minimum, and that stipends are 'educational grants' rather than wages
  - [3] 2026-10-22: the live programme counter: 20K applications, 2.1K accepted, 1.6K graduated, USD 4M stipends paid
- sources:
  - [1] https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentee-stipends/total-stipend-amount
  - [2] https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/strengthening-lfx-mentoring-a-fairer-stipend-model-and-a-shared-standard-of-excellence
  - [3] https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/