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FOSSEE Summer Fellowship 2019

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Eligibility

College students

Region

India

Award

Variable awards

Deadline

Closed

About The Program

FOSSEE, IIT Bombay invites applications from college students from around the country, pursuing their education at any level and in any stream, to be a part of the Summer Fellowship 2019. This summer fellowship of maximum 8 weeks provides students the opportunity to work on one of Free/Libre open source software tools like Scilab, LaTeX, Python, Xcos, Django, Drupal etc. The fellowship will help participating students get internships, jobs or pursue higher education.

EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed

The fellowship is open to all college students pursuing any level of education (Bachelors, Masters, PhD, etc). Students from all streams (engineering, sciences, arts, commerce, etc) can register for the summer fellowship.

Benefits

Students selected for the fellowship will get the chance to work on one for the following Free/Libre and open source software tools: 

  • Scilab
  • Python
  • eSim
  • OpenFOAM (CFD)
  • DWSIM
  • Osdag
  • R
  • OpenModelica
  • Xcos
  • Blender
  • Synfig
  • LaTeX
  • OpenPLC
  • Django
  • Drupal
  • QGIS
  • Koha

The fellowship will help students in internships, jobs and higher studies.

How can you apply?

Follow the below steps to apply:

Step 1: Visit the Registration page.
Step 2: Log in using existing credentials or click on 'Create new account'.
Step 3: Provide relevant details, answer specific questions and complete account creation.
Step 4: Visit the latest scholarship page and then select the project of choice.
Step 5: Each project has specific screening tasks. Click on the link for the respective screening tasks of each project.
Step 6: Complete the project-specific screening tasks to apply.

Important Dates
  • Registrations open- 1 February 2019
  • Last date of registration- 12 March 2019
  • Last date to submit tasks- 18 March 2019
  • Announcement of results- 18 April 2019
  • Commencement of Fellowship (tentative)- 14 May 2019
Selection Criteria

Students will be selected based only on the quality of the screening tasks submitted.

Important documents
Terms and Conditions
  • Students selected for the fellowship need to come to IIT Bombay and work under the mentorship of the FOSSEE team members.
  • The tasks submitted by the students will be evaluated by the FOSSEE team and their decision will be final.
  • The selected candidates will work on the development of various Open Source Software/Hardware projects.
  • This fellowship is for a maximum of 8 weeks and will not be extended.
Contact Details

FOSSEE, IIT Bombay
Mumbai, India

Phone : (+91) 22 25764133
Email: info@fossee.in

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