Deadline: October 29, 2023
Applications are invited for the Coding it Forward Fellowship 2023. Coding it Forward Fellowship is a paid, 10-week summer opportunity for early-career technologists. Fellows work across cybersecurity, data, design, product, and software to build a more equitable and effective government for all.
The Fellowship empowers early-career technologists to innovate in local, state, and federal government offices across the United States. Fellows work 40 hours per week from June 10 – August 16, 2024
About the Fellowship
- Make an impact: You’ll contribute your expertise in cybersecurity, data, design, product, or software to some of our country’s most pressing challenges. Past Fellows’ projects have ranged from machine learning models to user interface overhauls, resulting in millions of dollars saved and years cut from production timelines.
- Develop as a mission-driven technologist: You’ll work alongside public servants to apply your technical and problem-solving skills to complex challenges. The Fellowship will empower you to understand the inner workings of government bureaucracy while contributing to the continuous effort to build an equitable and effective government for all.
- Grow personally and professionally: You’ll attend weekly events with top technologists to learn how technology and design tools are used to achieve impact at scale—from improving the social safety net to ensuring justice for all. You’ll also have access to a one-on-one mentor over the 10 weeks.
- Join a cohort-based community: You’ll build a strong community with their network of early-career technologists that reflects the diversity of the citizenry they serve. After the summer ends, you’ll join the dynamic network of more than 600 alumni.
Eligiblity
- You’re authorized to work in the United States—as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a nonresident with an F-1 visa eligible for CPT/OPT.
- At the time of application, you should be enrolled in or recently graduated from ONE of the following:
- An associate, bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or doctoral degree program at an accredited educational institution.
- A bootcamp or certificate program with a minimum program length of three months (12 weeks) and live instruction.
- Your (expected) graduation date is no earlier than May 1, 2023.
- Be at least 18 years old at the start of the program on June 10, 2024.
- You will be in the United States for the entire program, June 10 through August 16.
Application
- Step 1: Application. Fill out your application starting October 16 and no later than October 29. You’ll complete an application that asks you for basic biographical details, a copy of your resume and transcript, any portfolios or projects you’d like to share, and three short-answer questions.
- Step 2: Assessment. Complete your assessment exercise in mid-November. After the team reviews all applications, qualified candidates will be invited to complete the assessment, a one-hour exercise that helps them evaluate your skills and how you’d apply them to some of the projects their Fellows work on. There are no coding assessments as part of this process.
- Step 3: Host Office Matching. Rank your top choices for the summer. You’ll be invited to rank your preferences for open positions. The team will match candidates with roles, and you’ll have an opportunity to interview with that team and learn more about their work.
- Step 4: Offer. Receive an offer to join the 2024 cohort. Host offices will select their top choice candidates, and they will send out offers to those selected.
For more information, visit Coding it Forward.
