Open worldwide or remote
Mentorship programs open worldwide or remote
Mentorship programs pair people with mentors, or mentees, for a set period, often within a sector, a university or a professional body. Clear goals lead to better matches.
10 open listings here, out of 10 in this category.
- RollingADPList MentoringADPListOnline mentoring marketplace where people in design, product, engineering, data, marketing and leadership book sessions with experienced practitioners; free to start.1:1 sessions with experienced mentors · career switch and portfolio guidanceRemote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
- RollingMLH FellowshipMajor League HackingRemote 12-week programme that stands in for a tech internship: small pods of fellows ship real open-source or production-engineering work alongside peers and engineers…Educational stipend (amount not stated)Remote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
- RollingOut in Tech UOut in TechMentorship and leadership program that connects LGBTQ+ young adults with tech professionals from the Out in Tech community to build skills, networks and confidence for a…mentoring from tech professionals · leadership developmentNew York, San Francisco, United States, United Kingdom, India · remoteDetails and how to apply
- See cycleGoogle Summer of CodeGoogleGlobal online program where newcomers to open source complete a mentored coding project (roughly 8-22 weeks) with an open source organization and receive a stipend on…mentorship from open source maintainers · stipend for completed projectsRemote · open worldwideAnnual; contributor applications typically open mid-March (2026: 16-31 March) with coding from late May.Details and how to apply
- See cycleIgalia Coding ExperienceIgaliaGrant program where students of computer science, IT or free software work on open source projects alongside Igalia engineers as a first professional experience.grant · mentorship by Igalia engineersSpain · remote · open to applicants worldwideAnnual; the 2026 selection process is closed.Details and how to apply
- See cycleLFX MentorshipThe Linux FoundationLinux Foundation platform that matches mentees with maintainers for structured, often paid, mentorships on open source projects hosted by the Linux Foundation and its…mentor from an active open source community · stipend for many programs (handled by Linux Foundation finance)Remote · open worldwideMultiple terms per year, varying by program.Details and how to apply
- See cycleMentoring Women in BusinessCherie Blair Foundation for WomenA year-long online mentoring programme pairing women entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries with business professionals worldwide to work on business and…12 months of one-to-one online mentoring · algorithm-based mentor matchingRemote · open worldwideCohort-based; applications closed now and reopen early 2027 for the May 2027 cohort (interest register open).Details and how to apply
- See cycleOpen Source Promotion Plan (OSPP, 开源之夏)Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS)China's open source summer program where university students worldwide work on real projects with mentors from open source communities, earning a completion bonus and…completion bonus based on project difficulty · certificateChina · remote · open to applicants worldwideAnnual; student applications usually run from late April/May to early June, with development July-September.Details and how to apply
- See cycleOutreachy InternshipsOutreachy (Software Freedom Conservancy)Paid, remote three-month internships in open source and open science for people who face under-representation or discrimination in tech, working with experienced mentors…$7,000 stipendRemote · open worldwideTwo cohorts a year: May–August (applications around February) and December–March (applications around August).Details and how to apply
- See cycleSeason of KDEKDEMentored outreach program where newcomers contribute code, documentation, translation or design to KDE open source projects over about two months.KDE mentor · certificate and merchandise on completionRemote · open worldwideAnnual; 2026 season: applications closed 14 January 2026, work January-March. Next season expected around December.Details and how to apply
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