The year 2020 had been a roller coaster ride probably for all of us.
I spent a lot of time cooped up in my home. Though this was the time when I discovered an ample amount of resources and opportunities that are available in the tech industry.
I have compiled a list of resources which includes cheatsheets, roadmaps, interview preparation resources, design resources, etc.
It also has a collection of opportunities that are available in tech.
While most of the opportunities would be useful for student developers, the resources are for all.
Also, I've open-sourced the repository. I would love to have contributors!
Link to the repo: here.
Table of contents:
Resources
Opportunities for everyone
Opportunities exclusively for women
(List of Resources):
Resource
(Opportunities for everyone):
Hackathons:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Microsoft Imagine Cup | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| JP Morgan Code for Good | Visit the page | Initial screening is a coding round followed by a hackathon. Applications usually open in Feb for the APAC region. |
| Smart India Hackathon | Visit the page | It has 2 editions- software and hardware & covers a wide variety of themes to build projects. |
| Pennapps Hackathon | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Hackmit | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| MLH Explorer | Visit the page | You'll be collaborating in small groups with other developers on a series of short hackathon sprints. |
| Apple's Swift Student Challenge | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
Some useful links to search for hackathons around you:
Angelhack, Devpost, Devfolio, MLH Hackathons, Hackerearth.
Campus Ambassador Opportunities:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador | Visit the page | Students can apply in any year of their degree course. Applications open throughout the year. |
| Github Campus Expert | Visit the page | Applications open twice a year in Feb and August. |
| GeeksForGeeks Campus Ambassador | Visit the page | Sophomore and Prefinal year students can apply for the program. Applications open around May/June. |
| HackerEarth University Ambassador Program | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
| Hackerrank Campus Ambassador | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
| Cisco Devnet Campus Ambassador | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
| Intel Software Innovator Program | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
| AWS Educate Student Ambassador | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
| Alexa student influencer | Visit the page | (Check the website for updates) |
Competitive Programming Contests:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Google Hashcode | Visit the page | Applications usually open in January. It's a team-based competitive programming competition. |
| Google code jam | Visit the page | Applications usually open in February. |
| Google Kickstart | Visit the page | It's hosted 8 times a year and the registration for the first competition (Round A) usually begins in February. |
| Facebook Hackercup | Visit the page | Applications usually open in July. |
| ACM ICPC | Visit the page | It's a team-based competition. Registrations usually start in winter. The dates for different regions for selections may vary. |
| Topcoder Open | Visit the page | It has a design track and a programming track for the tournament. |
Some useful links to practice and learn CP:
Codeforces, Topcoder, Codechef, CP-Algorithms.
Externship Opportunities:
| Name | Link | Info |
| MLH Externship | Visit the page | Applications usually open twice a year for Summer and Spring. Students (& a limited number of non-student professionals) are selected. |
| Crio Winter of Doing | Visit the page | Working professionals or student developers in their final year of engineering can go for it. |
| Github Externship | Visit the page | The GitHub Externship is a 90 days fellowship program for pre-final year students of GitHub Campus Partner schools. |
Research Scholarships:
Open Source Programs:
Miscellaneous Opportunities:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Google STEP Internship | Visit the page | A chance to intern at Google. It's only for first and second-year undergrad students. Google India STEP intern applications usually open in November. |
| Palantir Technology (Global Impact) Scholarship | Visit the page | It awards grants to students to support their education. The application usually opens in March. |
| Ethereum India Scholarship | Visit the page | It's an 8-week mentor-led program for those interested to dive deep into the ethereum ecosystem. |
| Kaggle Contests | Visit the page | It hosts tons of Data Science contests every month. |
| Codechef's Go For Gold initiative | Visit the page | Cash prize will be awarded to any Indian team that secures a world rank lower than (current best) 18 in ICPC. |
| Udacity Scholarship | Visit the page | It offers nano degree programs to deserving candidates. |
| Google Venkat Scholarship | Visit the page | Selected students will receive a financial grant towards tuition expenses and will be invited to visit the YouTube headquarters in the USA. |
| Samsung PRISM Programme | Visit the page | Student and Professor form a team to work on real-world projects assigned by Samsung (Bengaluru). Also, get to interact with industry mentors. |
| Google Nonprofit Marketing Immersion | Visit the page | A challenge for those interested in digital marketing. The applications are open throughout the year. |
| NASA Space Apps Hackathon | Visit the page | Space Apps inspires communities to come together, think intensely, and create solutions to important problems. The event usually happens in Sept-Oct. |
(Opportunities exclusively for women):
Scholarship Programs:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Nutanix Heart Women in Tech | Visit the page | Female students from the countries (US, France, Netherland, India, Serbia), are awarded grants for their tuition fees. |
| D.E Shaw DESIS Ascend Fellowship | Visit the page | You'll be given a scholarship amount if selected. |
| Generation Google Scholarship | Visit the page | Applications usually open in March for the APAC region. Deserving candidates in their first/second year are awarded grants. |
| Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship | Visit the page | Applications usually open in August. |
| Google Women Techmakers Engineering Fellows (WTEF) | Visit the page | Applications usually open in March. Deserving female candidates in their freshmen year are awarded grants and mentorship. |
| Anitab.Org Grace Hopper Celebration | Visit the page | If selected you'll get a sponsored 3 day trip to the USA to attend GHC and also career opportunities at Tech giants. |
Diversity Hiring Programs:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Flipkart Diversity Hiring | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Flipkart Runway | Visit the page | Deserving candidates get a chance to intern at Flipkart. |
| Amazon WOW Internship | Visit the page | A 6-months internship opportunity at Amazon for deserving candidates. |
Mentorship Programs:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Wootech Mentorship | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Amazon ACMS Mentorship | Click for more info | It's a mentorship cum internship opportunity for deserving candidates. |
| twitter developHER | Visit the page | Applications usually open in July. A two-day program for sophomore and prefinal year women students with lots of learning events. |
| Microsoft Codess India | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Intuit Augment Program | Visit the page | This mentorship program is designed to make women industry-ready. Applications usually open in January. |
| Goldman Sachs WeTech Scholarship | Visit the page | Deserving candidates are chosen from selected universities. Applications usually open in November. |
| Google #IamRemarkable Facilitator | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Women who code Mentorship | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Micron Global Women's Mentorship Program | Visit the page | Applications usually open in March. |
Programming Contests:
| Name | Link | Info |
| code jam to I/O for women | Visit the page | It's similar to code jam, but it's exclusively for women. |
| HackerRank Women's CodeSprint | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| Goldman Sachs Women's CodeSprint | Visit the page | (Check the website) |
| SheCodes, Indeed | Visit the page | The contest is conducted in September. Check the website for more info. |
Hackathon Contests:
| Name | Link | Info |
| Linkedin Wintathon | Visit the page | All prefinal & final year BTech/BE Women Students or a 1st / 2nd Year M.Tech Women Students can apply. |
| Adobe CoDiva | Visit the page | Winners get prizes and a chance to work at Adobe. Open to prefinal and final-year candidates. |
| American Express Makeathon | Visit the page | Winners get a chance to intern/full-time opportunity at Amex. |
I hope you found this list useful.
If you have a resource/opportunity to share please feel free
to visit the GitHub repository.
