TL;DR
I've missed a lot of opportunities simply because I didn't know they existed.
So every Friday, I'll share opportunities, programs, events, resources, and other interesting finds that I come across.
I know I'll miss things, so if you discover something worth sharing, drop it in the comments.
If I feature your find in a future edition, I'll make sure to credit you. If you discovered it, the recognition belongs to you.
Hopefully this becomes less of my radar and more of our radar over time.
This week's edition includes a contributor-focused fellowship, a $100,000 AI research grant, a founder fellowship, and a resource for people interested in building AI agents.
Table of Contents
- β‘ Quick Scan
- π This Week's Opportunities
- π Resources Worth Checking Out
- π§ Why I'm Starting This
- π€ Let's Build This Together
- π Community Finds
- π Until Next Friday
β‘ Quick Scan
| Opportunity | Organization | Type | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Fellowship | Flow Research | Fellowship | May 31 |
| Interactivity Research Grants | Thinking Machines | Research Grant ($100K) | June 19, 2026 |
| Commit Fellowship | MLH & Transcend Network | Founder Fellowship | May 31 |
Resource Highlight: Hands-on AI Agents - a free book and code repository for learning modern AI agent frameworks.
π This Week's Opportunities
Here are a few opportunities I came across this week that I thought were worth sharing.
π Flow Fellowship
Who it's for: People interested in contributing to projects across AI, product, research, systems, content, and media.
What stands out: Unlike many programs that focus primarily on learning, this fellowship focuses on contributing to real projects and shipping public work.
Format: 12-week cohort with mentorship and project contributions.
Location: Global
Deadline: May 31
π Learn More | Apply
π Interactivity Research Grants by Thinking Machines
Who it's for: Researchers exploring human-AI interaction and collaboration.
What stands out: Up to $100,000 in funding plus $25,000 in Tinker credits for projects focused on improving how humans and AI work together.
Areas of interest: Multimodal interaction, generative UI, AI safety for real-time systems, and human steering of long-running AI agents.
This was one of the most interesting opportunities I came across this week because it focuses on making AI systems better collaborators, not just more autonomous.
Location: Global
Deadline: June 19, 2026
π Learn More | How to Apply
π Commit Fellowship
Who it's for: People curious about entrepreneurship who haven't yet started building a company.
What stands out: No startup idea, team, or previous founder experience required.
Format: Three-week fellowship from MLH and Transcend Network.
I liked this one because it's aimed at people who are still figuring things out. Many startup programs assume you're already building something. This one is designed for people who are much earlier in the journey.
Location: United States, Canada, Mexico
Deadline: May 31
π Learn More & Apply
π Resources Worth Checking Out
Not every useful find comes with an application deadline.
Here's one resource worth checking out this week.
Hands-on AI Agents
Who it's for: Developers, AI engineers, and anyone interested in building AI agents.
What stands out: The book appears to build a single evolving system across chapters instead of jumping between unrelated examples.
Topics covered: LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP, agent handoffs, memory, observability, multimodal agents, and multi-agent systems.
Antonio Gulli, Distinguished Engineer at Google, is currently working on Hands-on AI Agents and publicly sharing the accompanying code and materials as the project evolves.
I'm sharing this because it covers many of the concepts that keep showing up in AI agent discussions right now while providing practical examples and implementations.
Status: Ongoing / actively being developed
π Documentation | Repository
π§ Why I'm Starting This
Over the past few years, I've realized I've probably missed a lot of opportunities simply because I never knew they existed.
Not because I wasn't interested.
Not because I wasn't qualified.
I just never came across them in time.
Fellowships. Hackathons. Grants. Communities. Resources.
Sometimes I discover these opportunities months after applications close, and my first thought is always:
"I wish I had known about this earlier."
So I started thinking:
If I happen to find something useful, why not share it?
Maybe it's an opportunity that helps someone get involved in open source.
Maybe it's a fellowship that introduces them to an incredible community.
Maybe it's the thing that opens a door they didn't even know existed.
That's what this series is.
Every Friday (IST), I'll share opportunities, programs, events, resources, and interesting finds I come across during the week.
Some weeks there might be three things.
Other weeks there might be ten.
The goal isn't quantity.
The goal is helping people discover opportunities they otherwise might have missed.
If even one opportunity helps someone learn, build, contribute, or connect with the right people, I'll consider this series a success.
π€ Let's Build This Together
I know I'll miss things.
Opportunities are everywhere.
They're spread across communities, newsletters, Discord servers, social media posts, blog articles, company announcements, and places most of us don't check regularly.
That's why I'd love for this to become something we build together.
If you know about:
- an ambassador program
- a fellowship
- a hackathon
- a conference
- a meetup
- an open-source initiative
- a grant
- a learning resource
- or anything else developers should know about
drop it in the comments.
If I feature it in a future edition, I'll make sure to credit you.
If you found it, that recognition belongs to you.
The goal isn't for this to become my radar.
The goal is for it to become our radar.
π Community Finds
This section is empty for now.
Hopefully it won't stay that way for long.
My hope is that future editions don't just include things I happen to come across, but also opportunities, resources, and events discovered by people in this community.
Maybe next week one of the opportunities featured here comes from you.
There's a lot happening in tech, and no single person can keep up with everything.
That's one of the reasons I'm excited to see where this series goes.
What opportunities, resources, or communities have you come across recently?
Small note: If you're sharing an opportunity, please avoid posting raw URLs directly in the comments. DEV sometimes filters them before I get a chance to see them.
Instead, use the opportunity name as the link and add a short description of what it is and who it's for.
For example:
[Opportunity Name](https://example.com) + a short description.
This helps make sure I actually see your suggestion.
π Until Next Friday
This is the first edition, so we'll see where it goes.
My hope is simple:
If this series helps even one person discover an opportunity they would've otherwise missed, it'll be worth writing.
And if enough people contribute their own finds, maybe we can build something genuinely useful for the developer community.
Since this is the first edition, I'd also love feedback on the format.
What's working?
What isn't?
What would make future editions more useful?
Got an opportunity, grant, fellowship, hackathon, conference, resource, or community worth sharing?
Drop it in the comments.
If you'd like to catch future editions, consider following me on DEV and bookmarking this series.
I'll be back next Friday with more opportunities, resources, and community finds.
See you next Friday π
Top comments (17)
PLEASE PLEASE keep this going! This is really helpful, informative, and perfect timing for the Summer for those that need opportunities!! Thanks for sharing :D
Thank you so much, Francis π That means a lot.
I've already started collecting things for the next edition, so hopefully there'll be plenty more opportunities to share in the coming weeks.
This is incredibly helpful! Itβs easy to get overwhelmed trying to hunt down quality grants and fellowships while also trying to keep up with actual development. Having open opportunities like the AI grant and fellowships curated in one clear spot is a massive timesaver for anyone trying to build or transition into the AI space right now. Definitely bookmarking this for the resource links alone. Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you so much, Syed π
That's exactly the problem I was hoping to help with. There are so many grants, fellowships, programs, and resources out there, and a lot of them are surprisingly easy to miss.
Really glad you found it useful, and thanks for bookmarking it! Hopefully, future editions will make discovering these opportunities a little easier π
This is great. I will look forward to it every week. I usually just add whatever I find in my obsidian list. somehow in this huge internet noise, it's very easy to miss good opportunities.
Thank you, Anmol π
That's exactly how I feel too. There are so many great opportunities out there, but it's surprisingly easy to miss them in all the noise.
Hopefully this helps surface a few worth adding to that Obsidian list each week π
What opportunities, communities, grants, fellowships, hackathons, conferences, or resources have you come across recently that deserve more attention?
I am always looking for things to include in future editions, so feel free to share anything interesting you have found. If I feature one of your finds in a future edition, I will make sure to credit you.
Small request: If you're sharing a link, please avoid posting raw URLs directly. DEV sometimes filters them before I get a chance to see the comment.
Instead, use the opportunity name as the link text, for example:
[Flow Fellowship](https://example.com)and include a short description of what it is.What I appreciate most about this post is that it highlights a problem we don't talk about enough: access to opportunities is often determined by information, not ability.
A lot of developers assume that people who get grants, fellowships, research opportunities, or startup support are simply more talented or more qualified. Sometimes that's true, but often they're just closer to the right communities and information channels.
I've realized that one of the biggest career advantages isn't necessarily having the most technical knowledgeβit's consistently discovering opportunities before they disappear. A fellowship application, a grant, a mentorship program, or even a community can completely change someone's trajectory, but only if they know it exists in time.
That's why I think this series is valuable. It lowers the "information gap" that exists in tech. Not everyone is plugged into the same networks, Discord servers, newsletters, or social circles. Curating opportunities in one place makes them more accessible to people who might otherwise miss them entirely.
As someone working toward building a career in tech, I often find that the hardest part isn't learning. It's figuring out where to apply that learning and which doors are actually open.
Looking forward to future editions. I think the long-term value of this series won't just be the opportunities themselves, but helping people discover paths they didn't know were available.
Thank you so much, Aalaa.
I think you put it better than I did.
A lot of opportunities aren't missed because people lack the skills or interest. They're missed because people never hear about them in time.
That's one of the main reasons I started this series. I've personally come across fellowships, grants, and programs months after applications had already closed and always thought, "I wish I had known about this earlier."
Hopefully these editions can help make some of those opportunities a little easier to discover.
And I completely agree with your point about figuring out where to apply what you're learning. Sometimes finding the right opportunity is just as important as building the skills themselves.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for reading the series π
This is genuinely useful. One of the hardest parts of getting involved in open source, research, or startups isn't the work itself it's simply discovering the opportunities in time. A weekly roundup like this lowers that barrier significantly. Thanks for putting it together.
Thank you π
You summed up the problem better than I did π
A lot of opportunities are out there, but they're only useful if people actually find them in time. Hopefully this series can help make that a little easier.
Lovely!
Thank you so much π
Awesome. Thank you. Resource sharing is always a need!!
Thank you, Phinn π Appreciate it. I'll keep the radar going.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-corps?utm_source=newsletter.theresanaiforthat.com&utm_medium=newsletter
I remember something about links getting pulled so : fellowship opportunity through anthropic to learn Claude, salary for a yr, then place in a non profit. Over 18 and under two yrs full time work experience. I did read to find out of that's total work experience or just in dev/codind/AI?? Or adjacent.
It's called Claude corps
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