code review feedback; formatting

Signed-off-by: Nate W <[email protected]>

Author: nate-double-u

programs/lfx-mentorship/2026/02-Jun-Aug/README.md

@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ Mentorship duration - three months (full-time schedule)
 
 ### Timeline
 
-| **Activity** | **Dates (2026)** |
+| Activity | Dates (2026) |
 |--------------|------------------|
-| **Mentor & Maintainer Info Session** | Wed, Mar 18, 2026 |
-| **Project Proposals Open** | Wed, Apr 1 – Tue, Apr 29, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
-| **Mentee Candidate Info Session – Americas** | Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
-| **Mentee Candidate Info Session – Europe & APAC** | Wed, Apr 22, 2026 |
-| **Mentee Applications Open** | Wed, May 6 – Tue, May 20, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
-| **Application Review Period (2 weeks)** | Wed, May 21 – Tue, Jun 3, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
-| **Selection Notifications** | Wed, Jun 4, 2026 |
-| **Mentorship Program Begins** | Mon, Jun 1, 2026 *(work officially begins June 1; notifications arrive June 4, as in 2025)* |
-| **Midterm Mentee Evaluations** | Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
-| **First Stipend Payments** | Wed, Jul 15, 2026 |
-| **Final Mentee Evaluations** | Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
-| **Second Stipend Payments** | Wed, Aug 26, 2026 |
-| **Last Day of Term** | Mon, Aug 31, 2026 |
+| Mentor & Maintainer Info Session | Wed, Mar 18, 2026 |
+| Project Proposals Open | Wed, Apr 1 – Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
+| Mentee Candidate Info Session – Americas | Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
+| Mentee Candidate Info Session – Europe & APAC | Wed, Apr 22, 2026 |
+| Mentee Applications Open | Wed, May 6 – Tue, May 19, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
+| Application Review Period (2 weeks) | Wed, May 20 – Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
+| Selection Notifications | Wed, Jun 3, 2026 *(notifications may take a few days to reach all mentees) |
+| Mentorship Program Begins | Mon, Jun 8, 2026 |
+| Midterm Mentee Evaluations | Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
+| First Stipend Payments | Wed, Jul 22, 2026 |
+| Final Mentee Evaluations | Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC) |
+| Second Stipend Payments | Wed, Aug 26, 2026 |
+| Last Day of Term | Mon, Aug 31, 2026 |
 
 
 ### Project instructions
 
-Project maintainers and potential mentors are welcome to propose their mentoring project ideas via submitting a PR to GitHub here https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/blob/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2026/02-Jun-Aug/project_ideas.md, by January 20, 2026.
+Project maintainers and potential mentors are welcome to propose their mentoring project ideas via submitting a PR to GitHub here https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/blob/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2026/02-Jun-Aug/project_ideas.md, by April 28, 2026.
 
 ### Application instructions