WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program: Mentee/Participant Interest Form (2024 Q4 Cohort)
The third cohort of our WordPress project-wide mentorship program is scheduled from October 7 to November 15, 2024. This is the official application for community members all over the world to join the same as a mentee (participant). Please fill out this form to formally apply to join as a mentee (participant) in the Q4 2024 Mentorship Program.

P.S. You need not fill out this form again if you have already applied early as a mentee in June-July 2024.
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Your Name *
Please enter your full name.
Your Email Address *
Please enter a functioning email address which we can use to contact you.
Note: Your submitted email address will only be used for communications connected to the mentorship program and not for anything else.
Your Location OR Your Local Timezone *
Please enter in City/State/Country format (e.g. San Francisco, California, United States).

We are asking this question to find a mentor in a similar timezone. If you are uncomfortable sharing your location, you share your current timezone (e.g. UTC+2) instead.
What is your wordpress.org username? *
Please enter JUST your username in this field. For example, if your wordpress.org profile URL is: https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg, please enter: wordpressdotorg and not the full URL.
If you're not sure, please check: https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/join/ 
What is your WordPress.org Slack username? *
Please enter your Slack username in the Make/WordPress Slack. This could be different from your wordpress.org username. If you're not sure, please visit: https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/join/
Please share link(s) to your website(s), blog(s), or any social media profile(s). *
Please share as many links as you feel comfortable. We will be using this information to vet your application.
What are your preferred pronouns? *
Indicate the set of pronouns that reflect your identity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_gender_pronoun
Are you comfortable communicating primarily in English during this program? *
Our mentorship program will be organized in English, but we are planning other language cohorts too.
If you could participate in this program in a local language, which one would you pick?
If you speak language(s) other than English, please mention here. This will help us in providing you a localized mentorship experience, as much as possible. If you prefer participating in the mentorship program in English, please leave this field blank.
Have you contributed to WordPress before?
 *
Please share about your contribution experience.
Are there any specific WordPress Contributor team(s) that you would like to contribute to?

Please share 1-3 teams you would like to contribute to. Prior experience with these teams is not required. You can find a full list of teams here: https://make.wordpress.org/
P.S. Mentorship spots in chosen team(s) are not guaranteed.

For this edition of the Mentorship Program, we will be having dedicated projects. Are you interested in participating in any of the projects listed below?
The projects listed below are not comprehensive. We will be adding more projects in the coming days. You will also have an opportunity to work on general contributions, not tied specifically to projects - if that is something that you would like to do, please pick the option: "I do not want to work on a project". You can also optionally propose projects that you would like to be mentored on.
P.S. Mentorship spots in chosen project(s) are not guaranteed.
Optionally, share in more detail about your choice of contributor team(s) and project(s).
This question is optional, but any details you share about your chosen/interested team(s) and project(s) will help us make an excellent selection for you.
Will you be able to dedicate at least 3 hours per week for this program between October 7 and November 15, 2024?
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While the time commitment towards the mentorship program is minimal, we expect our mentors and mentees to dedicate at least three hours per week towards the mentorship program. 
Tell us why you'd like to join the Contributor Mentorship Program as a participant/mentee.
This is an optional question. Please share your answers freely.
Do you have any specific goals or expectations from this program?
Please share all your goals and expectations from this program here. You can share in as much or as little detail as you please. 
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