GitHub Octernships - FAQs 🚀 #49380
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Hi @arkodyuti I am 18+ years old, a verified student on GitHub Global Campus, and an active contributor on GitHub. |
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@RajGM You need to be enrolled in an institution with work eligibility in one of the ten countries: India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Mexico, Nigeria, and Colombia. More here |
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Hi @divais |
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Is there someway to fix this? |
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Hi @RajGM As @divais has stated, you need to be currently enrolled in an institution with work eligibility in the list of countries currently available for Octernships. You are not eligible if your student status of the Octernship institutions has expired. |
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Octernships would be available throughout the year. There are several ways to become an active contributor on GitHub. You can find an open-source project to contribute to or start your own open-source project, or join community exchange. You can begin now and check https://education.github.com/globalcampus/octernships regularly, once you are eligible you can apply. Best wishes!! 🎉 |
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@divais I have contributed in some outreachy repositories but i am still not eligible |
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What is considered an active contributor(monthly)? |
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Hi, |
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Octernships would be available throughout the year so you can begin now and check https://education.github.com/globalcampus/octernships. Once you are eligible you can apply. Best wishes!! |
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@Apprentice76 I'm in the same situation as yours :( |
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Can you please make Github Octernships available in the region of Georgia(country)? |
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Hi @memory-hunter 👋 Thank you for this request. We will gradually expand to more regions over time so do stay tune. |
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After I apply, am I supposed to start working on project or should I wait for approval? |
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@divais So, is it like one can start working after clicking on "I'm interested" button? or should one wait for confirmation from the partner company? |
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After applying, you will receive a confirmation with the assignment information. Note the assignment is not the Octernship project itself, it's an initial step to allow our partners to evaluate your skills. After our partners review your assignment delivery, they will provide feedback and accept or reject it. If your assignment is accepted, you can begin working on the Octernship project. If your assignment is rejected, please don't worry, you are welcome to apply for other Octernship projects. |
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Ah alright, the task listed on the 'Octernship' page is the assignment that I have to submit before the given deadline ? If there's written "Submit by May 15, 2023" then, I will submit this assignment by that date and they'll verify and send the result and then only the actual Octernship starts, right? |
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How do I get to submit the assignment? |
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Hi @amajaying & @Smartking1 👋 As @github-education explains that once the partner has reviewed and accepted your proposal in the form of the submitted assignment then will the Octernship commence. We will provide more information to help guide our students through this process. Thank you for asking these questions 👍 |
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On opening the octernship link, it says coming soon for me. And https://education.github.com/globalcampus/octernships redirects me to my global campus home page. Where do I see the available octernships? |
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These changes will be gradually rolling out over the next few days. |
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I suggest to check back to this Octernships page regularly |
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I am having the same issue too, it's showing me "Coming soon" |
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Same for me, showing |
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Hi @arkodyuti I'm Pranav, an active open source contributor (facebook/react-native) as well as part of GitHub global campus. When I visit the Octernship page it says coming soon. Does it mean I'm not eligible or octernships are not yet available in the India region? |
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These changes will be gradually rolling out over the next few days. |
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Thanks for the info, @divais ma'am. PS: Is there any way we'll get to know when changes are rolled out or do we just need to visit the page regularly :) ? |
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Hi @Pranav-yadav 👋 What a great question. Depending on the size of the changes and frequency of them we may provide periodic updates but we'll review this so we take in consideration of our students who are keen to apply. 👍 |
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Hello @arkodyuti & @divais, So far, I have made 152 contributions in 2023, and in 2022, I made 416 contributions. However, despite these contributions, I am still receiving the message, "Oh oh, looks like you need to contribute a bit more to the GitHub community before you’re eligible for an Octernship". I would like to know the minimum number of contributions we need to make per month/year to become eligible for this program. |
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Same here |
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Just asking, there is limit of 4 applications. When does it reset If I apply to all 4 this month? |
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You can submit up to four Octernship applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, as long as you remain a verified student.i.e., at any given time, you can have up to four ongoing opportunities applied. |
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@codersalman @divais When I visit the Octernship page it says coming soon. So should wait for it to be open or am I not eligible? |
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This will chnage in next few days |
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Hey, I am Shrit I have doubt regarding how the sustem works, when I click 'I am Intreasted Button', after when the work is done will I get the stipend amount after it will be verified or will they give me more work, and also only one person would be selected or everyone who have applied Thank You! |
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Hi @Shrit1401 👋 As @github-education explains in an earlier comment that once the partner has reviewed and accepted your proposal in the form of the submitted assignment then will the Octernship commence. We will provide more information to help guide our students through this process. Thank you for asking these questions 👍 |
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I would like to know the minimum number of contributions we need to make per month/year to become eligible for this program? |
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What are the chances of selection? I mean how many students can get selected for a single organization? |
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Hi @heysujal 👋 These are great questions. We'll update our FAQs and documentation to reflect this and provide more guidance for students applying. |
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I'm from India, but it shows "coming soon" on Octernships page. Has it not been enabled yet or is it a problem on my end? |
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These changes will be gradually rolled out over the next few days. |
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Great opportunity! however I would like to know if I am eligible: I am from and live in Colombia and can legally work in my country, however I am currently studying an undergraduate degree program at a British university in the distance learning modality. |
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Hi @ACSG-64 👋 You need to be currently enrolled in an institution with work eligibility in the list of countries currently available for Octernships. This would unfortunately affect your eligibility. But thank you for raising this for other students who have the same circumstances seeking answers. |
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I am 18 years old, was an student on github and am not in the list of countries yet. Is there any chance non students can also apply. I would really like the challange. |
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I satisfy all the other requirements but am 16 years old. |
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Hi @DestroyerXyz 👋 Thank you for your question but the current eligible age is 18 and older. |
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is there any boundation to only contribute to our local expert GitHub repos for eligibility in the octernships or flexible to contribute to any projects? |
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You can contribute to any project on GitHub. |
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Heyy @arkodyuti , @divais , @amarachiugwu |
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Can graduated students who are not into any institute currently, can they have access to octernships ? |
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No, You must be enrolled in an institution and also meet the below criteria. 18+ years old |
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You can try rephrasing your question. |
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When is the anticipated release date for the program in the United States? |
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What qualifies as an active github contributor? |
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Thank you all for the awesome interest in GitHub Octernships! 🎉 You have all provided invaluable feedback by asking very informative questions. These comments will help us improve our FAQs and guidance to our students to make applying to the Octernship program a much smoother process. If your question has not been answered we would ask you to create a new discussion in the GitHub Education Community so we can assist further. ⭐ Thank you again for all your participation and hope to see you around in the community 👋 |
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Who is eligible for GitHub Octernships?
To apply for the Octernships program, you must follow the requirements listed below:
Why is student eligibility restricted to these 10 countries?
Octernships will be available initially in 10 countries: India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Mexico, Nigeria, and Colombia. This is based on partners, active users, and creating access to opportunities. We are working hard to expand the program globally. 🌎
How do I know I am a student on GitHub Global Campus?
A verified student can head to Global Campus and see Global Campus dashboard like this. 👇
Suppose you're ineligible or have yet to apply as a student to Global Campus. In that case, you'll see the option to Join Global Campus. 👇
You can join the Global Campus by submitting proof of student in the application to get access to GitHub Octernships.
How to become an active contributor on GitHub?
There are several ways to become an active contributor on GitHub. However, contributing to Open Source is one of the most popular and recommended method. You can find an open-source project to contribute to or start your own open-source project,
Active contributions on GitHub monthly will allow you to unlock the feature Octernships on GitHub Global Campus.
I can see Octernship opportunities but cannot apply to them (greyed out) What does it mean?
You are a verified student and hence can see the Octernship opportunities, you are unable to apply to them due to one or more following reasons:
How much time is available to apply to a GitHub Octernship project?
Each project has a different deadline. Therefore, you will have time until that deadline to apply to the respective project. The deadline for each project will be visible on the project card
How much is an Octern’s stipend?
The stipend varies for every Octernship project. However, all stipends are displayed on the Octernship dashboard from a minimum of $500/per month (USD).
Is GitHub Octernship a remote opportunity?
Yes, all opportunities on GitHub Octernship are remote!
How many chances do I get to apply for GitHub Octernships?
You can submit up to four Octernship applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, as long as you remain a verified student.i.e., at any given time, you can have up to four ongoing opportunities applied.
You can apply for another opportunity after completing one.
I have got multiple opportunities. Can I accept all of them?
You can only accept one Octernship offer at a time, and all the other opportunities you applied for will be automatically rejected.
I was eligible for Octernships previously but not anymore, why?
If you have been eligible for Octernships in the past but have paused or stopped activity on GitHub, your eligibility status may change.
In order to be eligible again, you need to become an active contributor on GitHub again. You can achieve this by contributing to open source!
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