The RISC-V Mentorship Program connects developers with experienced mentors, providing hands-on learning opportunities and fostering collaboration in innovative projects.
Summer 2025 Session
June 1st – August 31st, 2025
- Accepting proposals for mentorships: February 18- March 30
- Selected mentorships notified: April 3
- Mentorships available on LFX Mentorship: April 14
- Applications open: April 14 – May 16 (4 weeks)
- Application review/admission decisions/selected mentees notified/HR paperwork: May 14 – May 31
- Summer 2024 Program runs June 1 – August 31
Once available, mentorships will be available on the RISC-V Job Board and LFX Mentorship.
For more information about the mentorship program, including eligibility and stipends, please read the LFX Mentorship documentation.
Become a Mentee / Mentor
Any RISC-V organizational member (Premier, Strategic, or Community) may propose a mentorship project. If you have an idea for a 3 month 30 hour per week project, email mentorships@riscv.org.
The program is funded by RISC-V International.
Benefits for Mentees
- Gain exposure to real-world ISA and hardware development practices by working closely with experienced developers in the community.
- Learn best practices of working within open source development infrastructure, tooling, and culture.
- Build experience through hands-on work related to academic and professional interests.
- Cultivate close working relationships with RISC-V experts and industry leaders to expand professional network.
- The first selected mentee will receive a stipend from the sponsoring organization based on project criteria. Additional mentees may be offered the opportunity to participate in the project for experience but no stipend.
- See eligibility rules here.
- Read this blog post: How to (and not to) apply for a position. Written by a past mentor.
Benefits for Mentors
- Get support to fast track your project that supports the ecosystem.
- Help train the next generation of RISC-V Engineers.
- Create a pipeline to a diverse, well-educated pool of developers.
- Build advocacy for RISC-V and its related technologies at academic institutions and increase academia’s interest in the teaching and research on RISC-V.
- Gain valuable insight into new developer onboarding processes and how to lower the barriers to entry for new developers.
Come ask us questions on the RISC-V Slack channel: #risc-v-mentorship-questions!
Additional Information
RISC-V Mentorships are managed through LFX Mentorship, please see Mentorship documentation for details on stipends, and other FAQ’s. Mentorships are available during Spring, Summer and Fall of each year. To be notified of mentorship job postings, subscribe to the monthly Educational Newsletter.
The selected Mentee is a paid position but in order to provide additional experience to the community, we also offer unpaid mentorship opportunities that provide the same educational experience but are unpaid.
Note that mentors and mentees are not considered RISC-V employees. All participants must adhere to the RISC-V Code of Conduct and Regulations.