CycleOpen now 20Rolling 23Closed, but recurring 16RegionGlobal 75Other 25PathwayO-1A 97EB-1A 97EB-2 NIW 97
| Type | Opportunity | Field | Cycle | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowships | 8VC Fellowship — Summer fellowship inside portfolio companies 8VC Fellowship | Founders and entrepreneurs | Not stated | Annual (winter apps) |
| Awards | AI DevSummit Awards — Conference awards AI DevSummit Awards | AI engineers | Not stated | Annual |
| Speaking | AI DevWorld — Open speaker application AI DevWorld | AI engineers | Not stated | Feb 9-11 2027; annual |
| Speaking | AWS re:Invent — Speaker (customer/partner sessions; no open CFP) AWS re:Invent | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual Dec |
| Accelerators | Alumni Ventures Venture Fellow — VC fellow program (any background) Alumni Ventures Venture Fellow | Founders and entrepreneurs | Not stated | Annual cohorts |
| Fellowships | Churchill Scholarship The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States | AI engineers, Software engineers, Technology builders, Researchers and academics, Biotech professionals, Healthcare professionals, Climate professionals | Open now | The next nomination deadline for the Churchill Scholarship is: Monday, November 2, 2026, at 5pm Eastern Time. |
| Speaking | CodePath (mentors/volunteers) — Industry mentors for CS students (courses, mock interviews, resume reviews) CodePath (mentors/volunteers) | Software engineers | Not stated | Quarterly volunteer weeks |
| Speaking | Data + AI Summit (Databricks) — Call for presentations Data + AI Summit (Databricks) | AI engineers | Open now | Annual Jun (2026 CFP open; event Jun 15 2026) |
| Speaking | Google Cloud Next — Speaker/session program (published speaker pages) Google Cloud Next | AI engineers, Software engineers | Not stated | Annual (Next '26 Las Vegas) |
| Fellowships | HBCUvc — VC fellowship (equity-centered investing) HBCUvc | Founders and entrepreneurs | Not stated | Annual |
| Judging | MLH Coach (paid, part-time seasonal event role) Major League Hacking (MLH) | Software engineers | Open now | Continuous (openings live as of 2026-09-03) |
| Judging | MLH member-hackathon judge & mentor roles (recruiting playbook) Major League Hacking (MLH) | Software engineers | Rolling | Continuous per event |
| Judging | Opportunity Hack judge (nonprofit tech hackathons, public application) Opportunity Hack | Technology builders, Social impact leaders | Open now | Ongoing per event |
| Judging | Opportunity Hack — Public judge application + judge guide Opportunity Hack | Not stated | Monthly hackathons | |
| Speaking | PyCon US — Conference speaker/tutorial CFP via Pretalx (max 3 proposals) PyCon US | Software engineers | Closed | Annual; 2026 cycle CFP opened Oct 31 2025, closed Dec 11 2025; 2027 cycle ~Oct 2026 |
| Accelerators | Recurse Center — Self-directed programming retreat (NYC; 6-12 wks) Recurse Center | Software engineers | Not stated | 4 batches/yr |
| Fellowships | Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Trust | Researchers and academics, Healthcare professionals, Climate professionals, Social impact leaders | Open now | Opening date: 1 July 2026 / Closing date: 23:59, Eastern Time, 7 October 2026 |
| Fellowships | Thiel Fellowship — $100K fellowship for founders under 23 Thiel Fellowship | Founders and entrepreneurs | Not stated | Annual |
How to use this
Pick two or three that genuinely fit what you already do, do the work, and let the record accumulate. Recognition you did not earn is worthless, and in an immigration file it is worse than worthless.
Every entry here is free to apply for. We do not list anything that charges a fee to be considered, and the programmes that do are written down and excluded rather than forgotten.
18 programmes listed.