The application process is under review and will change for 2020. The information below will be updated in February/March 2020.
How to Apply: Instructions for Students
If you are interested participating in an internship project, follow the application process below:
- Review eligibility
- Discover and explore projects
- Feel free to contact the mentor(s) for the projects that you are interested in to learn more about the project and what the mentor(s) are looking for in an intern project
- Write a project plan in response to a project that interests you: See the guidelines below
- Submit your project plan to lfn-internship@linuxfoundation.org . Feel free to submit plans for up to 3 project proposals.
Project plan guidelines
You can use any document format (e.g. .doc, .pdf, .txt, etc.) of your choice, but please include the following information in your project plan.
Project (ODL, OPNFV, FD.io, ONAP, etc)
Project Proposal Title
Preferred length of internship: 3 months (~40 hours/week) or 6 months (~20 hours/week)
Name of mentor(s)
Why you are interested in this project and the reason you’re the best individual to do so.
Details of your academic, industry and/or open source development experience, as well as other information you think are relevant
If you have worked on other open source projects, please provide pointers to the code you worked on/contributed.
Proposed project timelines/deliverables
Your contact information (e.g. email, IRC, phone, etc.)
One or two references
Finally, please include a proof of current academic status (e.g. transcript or copy of student ID).
Please remember to keep your plans concise and simple. We're not expecting you to write a 10-page essay.