Online & Remote Programs

Black Girls Code (BGC)

Computer Science

An organization dedicated to introducing Black and Brown girls ages 7–17 to coding, robotics, and mobile app development through workshops, hackathons, and digital learning programs. Their goal is to place one million girls in tech by 2040.

Technovation Girls Challenge

Deadline: April

Computer Science

A global app development competition for girls ages 8–18 who work in teams to build a mobile app addressing a real community problem. The program runs annually from August to May and includes prize funding for winning teams.

SWE STEM Reentry Task Force

Engineering

A Society of Women Engineers initiative connecting women returning to engineering after a career break with corporate return-to-work programs, resume workshops, mentoring, and job listings. More than 21 major corporations partner with SWE and iRelaunch to create structured reentry pathways.

WISE Campaign

Engineering

A UK charity founded in 1984 that works with schools, universities, and employers to increase the participation of women and girls in STEM. WISE operates through regional hubs and provides resources, a STEM jobs board, and the My Skills My Life role model platform.

Stemettes

Other

An award-winning UK social enterprise running mentoring programs, hackathons, work experience, and qualification academies for girls and young women aged 5–25 across the UK and Ireland. Since 2013, Stemettes has provided over 60,000 young people with positive experiences of STEAM.

Let's Talk Science

Other

A Canadian national charity with 30+ years of experience providing free bilingual STEM education programs and resources to youth across Canada, including remote and Indigenous communities. Let's Talk Science actively addresses gender equity in STEM through outreach and mentorship.

GHC Advancing Inclusion Scholarships

AnitaB.org

Computer Science

Scholarships to attend Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), the world's largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists. Covers virtual or in-person registration and career-advancing access. Awarded by AnitaB.org annually.

AWM Student Essay Contest

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

Deadline: February

Mathematics

Annual biographical essay contest in which students interview a woman or gender-minority mathematician and write about their career. Open to grades 6–12 and undergraduates, including homeschooled and international students. Monetary prizes per grade category; the Grand Prize essay is featured in the AWM Newsletter. Co-sponsored with Math for America.

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

Deadline: January

General STEM

The premier US undergraduate award for students pursuing research careers in natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Awards up to $7,500 per year for tuition, fees, books, and room and board.

The Gates Scholarship

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Deadline: September

General STEM

A highly selective full scholarship for exceptional, Pell-eligible minority high school seniors intending to pursue any four-year US college. Covers the full cost of attendance not already met by other aid.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Deadline: November

General STEM

One of the largest private US scholarships, awarded to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need. Awards up to $40,000 per year toward the nation's best four-year colleges.

Astronaut Scholarship

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

Deadline: April

General STEM

Awarded to exceptional US college juniors and seniors pursuing STEM degrees with the intention of advancing research or their field. Founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts; awards $15,000 per year.

National Merit Scholarship Program

National Merit Scholarship Corporation

Deadline: October

General STEM

A national academic competition based on PSAT/NMSQT performance that provides recognition and undergraduate scholarships. Corporate and college-sponsored awards are frequently directed toward STEM fields.

NDSEG Fellowship

U.S. Department of Defense

Deadline: December

Engineering

Sponsored by the Department of Defense, NDSEG fellowships support US citizens pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines of military importance. Fellows receive full tuition plus a monthly stipend for up to three years.

Hertz Fellowship

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Deadline: October

Engineering

One of the most prestigious US graduate fellowships, supporting innovative PhD research in applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences with up to five years of funding including stipend and cost-of-education allowance.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Deadline: November

General STEM

Supports graduate education of immigrants and children of immigrants across all disciplines including STEM. Provides up to $90,000 in funding over two years; many fellows pursue STEM doctoral and professional degrees.

Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs

Ford Foundation / National Academies

Deadline: December

General STEM

Administered by the National Academies, Ford Foundation Fellowships increase faculty diversity by supporting predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral students from underrepresented groups across all disciplines including STEM.

National GEM Consortium Fellowship

National GEM Consortium

Deadline: November

Engineering

Provides opportunities for underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering through paid summer internships and graduate stipend support at the master's and doctoral levels.

Google Summer of Code (GSoC)

Google

Deadline: April

Computer Science

A global program where Google awards stipends to contributors to spend a summer working on open source software projects mentored by participating organizations. Open to students and open source newcomers worldwide across virtually every technical domain.

IBM Accelerate Program

IBM

Deadline: April

Computer Science

A free virtual skills-building program for undergraduates providing exposure to IBM technology, career paths, and culture through online modules and mentorship. Often serves as a pipeline to IBM internships. Participants earn IBM digital badges upon completion.

Citadel Data Open

Citadel / Correlation One

Deadline: Rolling

Data Science

A series of data science competitions hosted by Citadel and Correlation One, open to university students globally, where teams solve real-world financial and economic problems. Top competitors earn prizes and receive fast-track recruitment consideration.

MLH Fellowship

Major League Hacking

Deadline: Rolling

Computer Science

A 12-week remote program where participants contribute to open source projects, work on production software, and receive mentorship and a stipend. Tracks include Open Source, Explorer (original projects), and Production (real company software).

Outreachy

Software Freedom Conservancy

Deadline: February

Computer Science

Three-month paid remote internships with free and open source software organizations for people subject to systemic bias and underrepresentation in tech. Interns receive a $7,000 stipend and work on software development, documentation, UX, and data science.

Linux Foundation LFX Mentorship Program

Linux Foundation

Deadline: Rolling

Computer Science

Connects students and open source newcomers with mentors from Linux Foundation-hosted projects including Linux kernel, Kubernetes, and CNCF projects. Participants receive a stipend and gain experience contributing to production-grade open source infrastructure.

Meta Hacker Cup

Meta

Deadline: September

Computer Science

An annual international online programming competition hosted by Meta since 2011, where participants solve algorithmic problems across multiple rounds within fixed time windows, using any programming language of their choice.

NASA International Space Apps Challenge

NASA

Deadline: October

Aerospace

NASA's annual two-day international hackathon challenging participants of all skill levels to solve real-world problems using NASA open data, with 487,000+ cumulative registrants across 3,400+ local events in 190+ countries.

USA Computing Olympiad (USACO)

USA Computing Olympiad

Deadline: January

Computer Science

A free online competitive programming competition offering contests across four divisions (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) for high school students worldwide, with top US participants invited to a training camp and selected to represent the US at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Deadline: September

General STEM

An annual global science video competition where high school students create short videos explaining a challenging concept in mathematics, physics, or life sciences. The winner receives a $250,000 post-secondary scholarship plus $50,000 for their teacher and $100,000 for their school's science lab.

Apprenti

Computer Science

Apprenti is a nationally recognized, U.S. Department of Labor-registered tech apprenticeship program that places candidates into roles such as software developer and cybersecurity analyst. It combines accelerated classroom technical training with about a year of paid on-the-job training at an employer. Training is currently offered at no cost to apprentices, funded by employer contributions, grants, and donations.

reacHIRE Returnship Programs

Other

reacHIRE runs return-to-work programs that place professionals coming off a career break directly into paid roles at partner employers, typically over six to nine months. Participants join a peer cohort with a dedicated program manager, mentorship, re-immersion training, and career coaching. The programs are designed to convert returners into full-time hires at sponsoring companies.

Multiverse Apprenticeships

Computer Science

Multiverse delivers employer-based apprenticeships in software engineering, data, and AI, where apprentices learn on the job in a real business setting rather than paying tuition. In the UK its programs are funded through the Apprenticeship Levy and are offered at multiple levels including data fellowship and AI/software tracks.

eCYBERMISSION

U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)

Other

Free U.S. Army-sponsored (AEOP) virtual STEM competition for grades 6-9 where teams identify a community problem and solve it via scientific inquiry or engineering design; national winners receive up to $10,000 in savings bonds per student.

CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition

Air & Space Forces Association

Deadline: Registration deadline October 1

Cybersecurity

Air & Space Forces Association program in which middle and high school teams act as newly hired IT staff securing virtual networks through online rounds, advancing to an all-expenses-paid national finals; scholarships awarded to top teams.

Congressional App Challenge

U.S. House of Representatives

Deadline: October

Computer Science

Nationwide coding competition hosted by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives for middle and high school students, who build an original app in any language or platform; district winners are recognized at the U.S. Capitol.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow

Samsung

Other

National STEM contest for U.S. public-school students in grades 6-12 to develop a project using STEM to address a community issue; national winners earn technology and classroom prize packages from a multi-million-dollar prize pool.

picoCTF

Carnegie Mellon University CyLab

Cybersecurity

Free Carnegie Mellon CyLab capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition for participants aged 13+ covering cryptography, web exploitation, forensics, reverse engineering and binary exploitation, with a year-round picoGym practice platform.

National Cyber League

Cyber Skyline / National Cyber League

Deadline: Fall season registration August-October

Cybersecurity

Puzzle-based, capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition and learning community for high school, college and bootcamp students to build and validate skills; serves 17,000+ students across 1,200+ schools with a year-round Gymnasium practice environment.