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Online and in-person hackathons worldwide, with filters for open, online events.

The official student hackathon league, plus Global Hack Weeks you can join online.

Hackathons and buildathons, many hosted across South Asia.

Student competitions, quizzes and hackathons; check each one's eligibility for Nepal.

Data science and machine learning competitions, including beginner tracks.

Regular competitive programming rounds with global rankings.

The International Collegiate Programming Contest for university teams.

Yearly global hackathon using NASA's open data.

24-hour global programming contest for IEEE student teams.

December programming puzzles you can solve in any language.

The calendar of upcoming CTF competitions, with team rankings.

Beginner-friendly CTF by Carnegie Mellon University, with a year-round practice gym.

Guided, browser-based security labs and learning paths.

Hands-on hacking labs, academy courses and competitions.

Free wargames; Bandit is a classic start for Linux skills.

Free web security training with interactive labs.

Free, story-driven security game each winter, with past editions online.

Nepal's first BSides security conference, with a live CTF.

Paid, mentored open-source work for new contributors.

Paid remote internships in open source and open science.

Paid mentorships on Linux Foundation projects, three terms a year.

12-week remote fellowship with an educational stipend.

October's open-source celebration, with online and local events.

Beginner-friendly issues from popular open-source projects.

One of Nepal's largest job portals, including IT roles and internships.

Nepali job portal with IT, banking and NGO listings.

Long-running Nepali job board.

Search "intern" with location Nepal or Remote, and set job alerts.

Startup jobs, many remote-friendly.

Six-month AI programme in Nepal with full scholarships for selected candidates.

Two-year paid fellowship teaching in public schools.

Fully funded UK master's scholarships.

Fulbright programmes for Nepali students and scholars.

Japanese government scholarships for Nepali students.

Search scholarships for study and research in Germany.

EU-funded joint master's programmes across Europe.

Official GKS scholarship notices and deadlines for Nepali applicants.

Korean government's portal for international students and GKS scholarships.

Calendar of developer conferences and meetups in Nepal.

Google Developer Group in Kathmandu, organisers of DevFest Kathmandu.

Nepal's PostgreSQL conference, Kathmandu, November 2026.

AI conference in Kathmandu, 8 to 10 Jan 2027.

Nonprofit working on open data and digital literacy in Nepal.

National WordPress conference, Nepalgunj, 29 to 30 Jan 2027.

Security conference in Kathmandu on 21 Nov 2026.

Remote assignments with UN agencies and partners, for anyone 18 or older.

Map buildings and roads for humanitarian projects on OpenStreetMap.

Citizen science projects anyone can help with online.

Fellowship and volunteer pathways in Nepal's public schools.

GitHub Pro, cloud credits and dozens of partner tools.

Free licences for JetBrains IDEs while you study.

Cloud credit for students, no credit card required.

Free Figma plans for students and educators.