Code for GovTech — Dedicated Mentoring Program
Code for GovTech
Open source
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Opening date not published · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
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FOSSEE Summer Fellowship
FOSSEE, IIT Bombay
Open source
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Mar 2027 · Apr 2027
Closes in 167 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
GirlScript Summer of Code
GirlScript Foundation
Open sourceIN
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Mar 2027 (historical opening) · Next edition's application cutoff not published
Closes in 137 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Google Summer of Code
Open source
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Mar 2027 · Mar–Apr 2027
Closes in 167 days
Google Summer of Code is an annual open-source contribution programme run by Google with participating open-source organisations. Contributors work on mentored projects and submit code to public projects.
Hacktoberfest
Major League Hacking and DEV
Open source
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Oct 2027 (participation month) · Registration and local event cutoffs vary
Closes in 351 days
An annual month-long event encouraging contributions to participating open-source repositories, aimed at newcomers as well as experienced contributors.
Hyperledger Mentorship Program
LF Decentralized Trust
Open source
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Mar 2027 · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
The Hyperledger mentorship programme has moved under LF Decentralized Trust. It provides structured learning opportunities for new contributors to blockchain and distributed ledger open-source projects.
Kharagpur Winter of Code (KWoC)
KOSS, IIT Kharagpur
Open source
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Nov 2026 · Dec 2026
Closes in 412 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
LFX Mentorship
Linux Foundation
Open source
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Jan–Feb 2027 / Apr–May 2027 / Jul–Aug 2027 · Project-specific within each term's application window
Closes in 290 days
The Linux Foundation Mentorship Program connects new contributors with mentors across Linux Foundation open-source projects. Mentees learn, experiment, and contribute to project communities.
MLH Fellowship — Fall batch
Major League Hacking
Open source
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Aug 2027 · Aug–Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
MLH Fellowship — Spring batch
Major League Hacking
Open source
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Nov 2026 · Jan 2027
Closes in 78 days
The MLH Fellowship is a remote internship alternative for aspiring software engineers. Its open-source track places fellows in pods to contribute to real-world open-source projects with mentorship.
MLH Fellowship — Summer batch
Major League Hacking
Open source
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Mar 2027 · Apr–May 2027
Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Outreachy
Software Freedom Conservancy
Open source
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Feb 2027 / Aug 2027 (separate rounds) · Feb 2027 / Aug 2027 (initial applications)
Closes in 290 days
Outreachy provides paid remote internships with open-source and open-science communities. The programme focuses on applicants affected by underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination in technology.
Open source
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Dec 2026 · Jan 2027
Closes in 78 days
Season of KDE is KDE's mentorship programme for people contributing to KDE software and community projects. Participants work with KDE mentors on selected free-software tasks.
Summer of Bitcoin
Summer of Bitcoin
Open source
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Feb 2027 · Feb 2027
Closes in 106 days
Summer of Bitcoin is a global online summer internship programme focused on Bitcoin open-source development and design. Students contribute to Bitcoin projects under mentor guidance.