Mega thread on how to land open source remote internships that pay in $3,000 - $10,000 USD.

Best part, they happen many times every year, and are 100% beginner friendly.

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There are 2 solid secrets to landing paid remote open source internships:

I'll tell you the 2 secrets, then I'll give you 7 paid internships you can start applying for today.

Here are the 2 secrets:

1/2. Solid writing and communication skills.

A lot of these internships will ask you to write short and long essays during the application process.

I helped many people get into the internships by helping them write convincing answers to the interview questions...

... When you apply, make sure to use Chat GPT to write better answers and ask for feedback from a mentor that writes well.

2/2 Strong fundamental technical knowledge

You communication and writing skills will get you in. But you need to be very good at what you do to survive...

... Open source is not a practice project. It's a real world project solving real world challenges.

If you'll be doing open source React, your Js and React knowledge need to be through the roof. So prepare very well for that.

Now on to the 7 paid remote internships:

1/7: Major League Hacking

Pay: $6,000 for 12 weeks
Requirements: 1 solid portfolio project.
Region: Africa friendly & Worldwide

fellowship.mlh.io/

2/7: Microsoft Reinforcement Learning Open Source Fest

Pay: $10,000 for 16 weeks
Requirements: Students only (Undergrad / Postgrad), Past open source projects
Region: Africa friendly & Worldwide

www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/rl-open-source-fest/

3/7: Google Summer Of Code

Pay: $1,500 - $6,600 for 12 weeks
Requirements: Anyone. Contribute to organisation. Get Selected.
Region: Africa Friendly & Worldwide

summerofcode.withgoogle.com/about

4/7: Outreachy

Pay: $6,000 for 12 weeks
Requirements: Mostly Women. Contribute to organisation. Get Selected.
Region: Africa Friendly & Worldwide

www.outreachy.org/

5/7: Google Season Of Docs

Pay: $1,500 - $3,000 for 12 - 20 weeks
Requirements: Anyone. Proposal to organisation
Region: Africa Friendly & Worldwide

developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/get-started

6/7: Linux Foundation Intern/Mentorship Program

Pay: $3,000 for 12 weeks
Requirements: Anyone. Apply to project, talk with mentors
Region: Africa Friendly & Worldwide

wiki.lfnetworking.org/display/LN/LFN+Mentorship+Program

7/7: Hyperledger Mentorship program

Pay: $3,000 for 12 - 16 weeks
Requirements: Anyone. Apply to project, Talk with mentors
Region: Africa Friendly & Worldwide

wiki.hyperledger.org/display/INTERN/Hyperledger+Mentorship+Program

As always remember. 10,000 people will view this tweet. Some will like it, comment and forget about it.

Be the stand out person that actually takes action, gains valuable experience by contributing to open source and making some $$$.

Good luck !