📦 #020 - Tech Internships, Mentorships & Fellowships to Boost Your Career
Get hands-on experience and grow your tech career with opportunities tailored for students and aspiring developers.
Hi, this is Madza! 👋
Welcome to the Twentieth issue of The Developer Toolbox!
Navigating the vast array of tech internship opportunities can be overwhelming, especially when you want to find programs that offer real learning, mentorship, and hands-on experience.
To help you take the next big step in your tech journey, I’ve curated a list of standout internships, open source projects, student programs, and fellowships.
These opportunities are designed to accelerate your skills, connect you with industry mentors, and immerse you in cutting-edge technology work.
Whether you’re passionate about open source, eager to learn from experts, or looking for formal mentorship, this newsletter will point you toward the best paths to build your career with confidence.
First, I want to thank the Sponsor of this issue! 💖
CodeRabbit is an AI-powered code review tool that makes reviewing and improving code faster and easier without the usual manual effort.
Whether you’re handling pull requests or collaborating with your team, CodeRabbit delivers smart, line-by-line feedback, bug detection, and autogenerated summaries directly within GitHub comment threads.
It integrates smoothly with your workflow and IDEs, offering 1-click fixes, code flow visualization, and task automation so you can ship better code, faster.
Try CodeRabbit today and cut your code review time in half while boosting code quality, accelerating your development, and shipping smarter!
Open source
Internships and programs for contributing to open-source projects.
Outreachy - Internships in open-source and open science for people subject to systemic bias and underrepresentation.
Open Source Promotion Plan - Project tasks for development and maintenance of important open-source software.
Winter of Code - Annual event focused on open-source contributions, held in Jan-Feb.
OpenCode IIITA - Month-long program for students starting in open-source.
Open Summer of Code - A 4-week summer program for Belgian students on open innovation projects.
Google Season of Docs - Program to improve open-source documentation with support from professional technical writers.
Student programs
Internship and mentorship programs for students in tech and open-source.
Google Summer of Code - A Global online program connecting students with open-source organizations for 12+ week projects.
GitHub Octernships Program - Paid professional experiences and mentorship in open source and development projects.
Foundation for Public Code Internship program - Work on public-purpose software projects that impact society.
FOSSASIA Internship Program - Continuous involvement in FOSSASIA projects beyond specific proposals.
Google - STEP (Student Training in Engineering Program) - 12-week internship for early undergraduates passionate about computer science.
Igalia Coding Experience - Grant program for computer science and free software learners.
CERN Summer Student Programme - Advanced IT projects and lectures for computer science students at CERN.
FOSSEE GIS Internship - Semester-long internships and fellowships involving programming and community outreach.
VSRP Internships - Projects across STEM disciplines with financial support, including a stipend and housing.
Free Software Foundation Internships and Traineeships - Various open application internships and traineeships at FSF.
OGP Internship - Work on tech for the public good with autonomy and learning opportunities.
SheCodeAfrica Programs - Empowerment programs for young African girls and women in tech.
Layer5 Internship Program - Interns contribute to widely used projects impacting many organizations.
Season of KDE - Open participation in coding and non-coding projects benefiting the KDE ecosystem.
Summer of Bitcoin - Online summer internship program on Bitcoin open-source development and design.
Mentorships
Programs providing mentorship and guided learning in open-source and tech.
Endless Vacation of Code (EVoC) - Project-based mentorship any time during the year.
Rare Technologies Student Incubator - Mentorship mixing academic guidance and hands-on ML projects.
Hyperledger Mentorship Program - Structured learning for new developers in the Hyperledger community.
LFN Mentorship Program - Hands-on learning and exposure to LFN projects for newcomers.
Open Mainframe Project Mentorship Program - Learn mainframe skills and contribute to Linux/Open Source mainframe projects.
Linux Kernel Mentorship Program - Remote mentorship to become contributors to the Linux Kernel.
Fellowships
Fellowship programs supporting innovation, leadership, and open-source collaborations.
MLH Open Source Fellowship - 12-week remote fellowship with a stipend, working on real open-source projects.
The Processing Foundation Fellowships - Support for artists, coders, and collectives envisioning new directions for Processing software.
Millennium Fellowship - Semester-long leadership program for social impact development on campus.
The Thiel Fellowship - A two-year grant program supporting young people building new ventures.
XR Open Source Fellowship Program - Fellowship with stipend and mentoring for Indian developers working on XR technologies.
I really hope these resources provided practical value for you! If so, make sure to connect with me on Twitter and LinkedIn for daily content!
Also, I already have tons of ideas for the upcoming issues, so if you liked this one, make sure to share it with your friends and subscribe below!