CycleOpen now 20Rolling 23Closed, but recurring 16RegionGlobal 75United States 18Other 25PathwayO-1A 97EB-1A 97EB-2 NIW 97
| Type | Opportunity | Field | Cycle | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Judging | D&AD Awards judging - Judge Nomination (juror route, distinct from paid awards entry) D&AD (Design and Art Direction) | Technology builders, Designers and UI/UX, Social impact leaders | Rolling | D&AD 2027 Judge Nomination Form (form open; 'All information provided will be kept for up to 2 years, then deleted.') |
| 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) |
| Open-source programmes | Google Developer Experts (GDE) program Google | AI engineers, Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Technology builders | Open now | Always open (with referral) |
| 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 |
| Judging | Imagine Cup competition judge (invited experts; public judge pages) Microsoft | Founders and entrepreneurs, Technology builders | Not stated | 2027 cycle judging announced ~2027 |
| Judging | NASA Space Apps local lead / local judge network NASA Space Apps Challenge | Technology builders, Researchers and academics | Closed | 2026 lead form closed (2026 hackathon Nov 14-15, 2026) |
| Judging | Opportunity Hack judge (nonprofit tech hackathons, public application) Opportunity Hack | Technology builders, Social impact leaders | Open now | Ongoing per event |
| Reviewing | Springer Nature Reviewer Programme - Reviewing Editor application Springer Nature | AI engineers, Machine learning engineers, Technology builders, Researchers and academics, Biotech professionals, Healthcare professionals, Climate professionals | Rolling | — |
| 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.
11 programmes listed.