CycleOpen now 20Rolling 23Closed, but recurring 16RegionGlobal 75United States 18Other 25PathwayO-1A 97EB-1A 97EB-2 NIW 97
| Type | Opportunity | Field | Cycle | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-source programmes | AWS Community Builders — Community program (open application) AWS Community Builders | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual review (yearly cohort) |
| Open-source programmes | AWS Heroes — Invitation-only recognition AWS Heroes | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual |
| Speaking | AWS re:Invent — Speaker (customer/partner sessions; no open CFP) AWS re:Invent | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual Dec |
| Open-source programmes | CNCF Cloud Native Ambassador (2-year term) CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) | Software engineers | Closed | 2026-07-12 (2026 cycle closed) |
| Open-source programmes | CNCF Cloud Native Ambassadors — Ambassador program (2-yr term) CNCF Cloud Native Ambassadors | Software engineers | Closed | Annual — 2026 apps closed Jul 12 2026; next window ~May 2027 |
| 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 |
| Judging | DIVERSION2K26 — "Call for Judges & Mentors" (Luma event page) DIVERSION2K26 | Software engineers | Not stated | 2026 |
| Judging | DIVERSION2K26 — call for judges & mentors (MLH hackathon) Diversion — IEM Kolkata ACM Student Chapter | AI engineers, Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Technology builders | Closed | DIVERSION 2K27 judge call (~early 2027) |
| Judging | Devpost hackathon judging (platform-wide judge workflow) Devpost | Software engineers | Rolling | Always (per-event) |
| Speaking | Google Cloud Next — Speaker/session program (published speaker pages) Google Cloud Next | AI engineers, Software engineers | Not stated | Annual (Next '26 Las Vegas) |
| Open-source programmes | Google Developer Experts (GDE) program Google | AI engineers, Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Technology builders | Open now | Always open (with referral) |
| Open-source programmes | Google Developer Experts — Expert program (public directory, badge) Google Developer Experts | AI engineers, Software engineers | Rolling | Rolling annual renewal |
| Judging | Hack Days Delhi 2026 — Public call for judges Hack Days Delhi 2026 | Software engineers | Not stated | 2026 |
| Judging | Hack Days Delhi 2026 — call for judges Hack Days Delhi | Software engineers, Technology builders | Not stated | Uncertain; check Hack Days Delhi channels before 2027 cycle |
| Judging | Hackathon Radar judge-opportunity directory Hackathon Radar | Software engineers, Technology builders | Rolling | Always |
| Reviewing | IEEE Computer Society reviewer guidelines & signup IEEE Computer Society | Software engineers, Researchers and academics | Open now | Always open |
| Reviewing | IEEE journal reviewer registration (all IEEE publications) IEEE | Software engineers | Open now | Always open |
| Speaking | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon — Conference CFP (tracks/co-located) KubeCon + CloudNativeCon | Software engineers | Closed | EU 2027 Mar 15-18 Barcelona; NA Nov 9-12 (2026 CFP closed) |
| 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 |
| Speaking | PyCon India — Speaker CFP (talks/workshops/devsprints) PyCon India | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual Sep-Oct; CFP ~May-Jul (2025 cycle deadline May 18 2025) |
| 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 |
| Speaking | PyConf Hyderabad — Conference CFP (PaperCall) PyConf Hyderabad | Software engineers | Not stated | Mar 14-15 2026 edition |
| Speaking | PythonDeadlin.es — CFP deadline tracker PythonDeadlin.es | Software engineers | Rolling | Continuous |
| Speaking | React India — Conference CFP React India | Software engineers | Open now | Oct 29-31 2026; CFP open at search time |
| Accelerators | Recurse Center — Self-directed programming retreat (NYC; 6-12 wks) Recurse Center | Software engineers | Not stated | 4 batches/yr |
| Judging | Reverie Hacks 2026 — technical judge call (email application) ReverieHacks | Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Researchers and academics | Closed | Reverie Hacks 2027 (~Aug 2027) |
| Judging | Reverie Hacks — Student hackathon (HS+college) judging by email application Reverie Hacks | AI engineers, Software engineers | Not stated | Aug 2-17 2026 |
| Speaking | RustINDIA Conference — Conference CFP (HasGeek platform) RustINDIA Conference | Software engineers | Open now | 2026 edition CFP open |
| Fellowships | Thiel Fellowship The Thiel Foundation | Founders and entrepreneurs, Software engineers, Technology builders | Rolling | No - we accept applications year round. If you're working on something cool, apply now. |
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.
31 programmes listed.