https://www.codingitforward.com/fellowship
Eligibility
At the time of your application, you must meet the following requirements to be considered for the 2025 Coding it Forward Fellowship:
- You must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident.
- You must be at least 18 years old at the start of the program on June 9, 2025.
- You must be located in the United States for the entire program, June 9 through August 15, 2025.
- You must have one of the following educational backgrounds.
- You are enrolled in, or have recently graduated from, an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or doctoral degree program at an accredited educational institution in the United States or an overseas equivalent. Your graduation date is no earlier than May 1, 2024.
- You are enrolled in, or have recently completed, a bootcamp/certificate program with a minimum program length of three months (12 weeks) and live instruction. Your completion date is no earlier than May 1, 2024.
Award
The Coding it Forward Fellowship empowers early-career technologists to innovate in local, state, and federal government offices across the United States.
Over ten weeks during the summer, Fellows provide critical support to the government offices they work for in cyber, data, design, product, and software roles. Fellows are paid based on their educational attainment level—undergraduate and bootcamp. Fellows make $20/hour, and graduate students make $25/hour.
Deadline
Application: Late October
Our application is easy to complete! The application asks you for a few details about yourself, your resume, and a short-answer question.
Video Interview with Coding it Forward: Mid-November
After our team reviews all applications, some candidates will be invited to complete a video interview with our team. This will help us evaluate your technical skills and how your background and experiences align with our core values. There are no coding assessments as part of this process.
Final Interview with Government Offices: January – March
After reviewing all assessments, qualified candidates will be considered for interviews with our government partners. Our team will refer candidates to our government partners for their team to interview. Referrals are based off a candidate’s fit for the roles available. Not every candidate is guaranteed an interview.
Offer: February – March
After interviewing candidates, government offices select who they would like us to extend an offer to. If you receive an offer and accept, we will be excited to have you join us as a 2025 Coding it Forward Fellow!