How to apply ?

A step by step guide

Applying for a Github student dev pack is easy!

1. Visit GitHub Education and click Get benefits in the top-right corner.
2. Under “Which best describes your academic status?”, select Student.
3. Then, complete one of the following:

• If you have a school-issued email, select (or add it).
  Please note that email addresses must be verified and any addresses with plus signs (“+”) are not eligible.

• If you don’t have a school-issued email, follow the prompts to fill out additional information. You’re still eligible even if you only have a personal Gmail address, as long as you can provide alternative documentation to verify your current student status.

4. You may be prompted for more information. When prompted, upload an image that demonstrates your academic status or confirms your Enrollment.

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Whats Adafruit IO ?

Its a cloud service. You can store and retrieve the data when needed. Adafruit IO can handle and visualize the data. there is a dashboard is associated with it to provide chart, graphs, etc and display your data.

What Adafruit can do for you?

• Display the sensor data in real-time

• You can control your motors and other sensors

• You can integrate web services like displaying tweets, sending mail, weather services, etc.

You can unlock its full potential by accessing Adafruit with Github student developer pack.

Other Discounts

As a part of the program, you will get discounts on certain Adafruit products.

• 30% Discounts on Circuit Playground Express - GH STUDENT EDITION

• 30% Discounts on Circuit Playground Bluefruit - Bluetooth Low Energy - GH STUDENT

What are the benefits?

Students have access to more than just the best developer tools with the GitHub Student Developer Pack

Some of the popular benefits are,

Namecheap.com:- 1 year domain name registration on the .me TLD.

.tech Domains:- One .TECH domain free for 1 year.

name.com:- One free domain name and free Advanced Security (SSL, privacy protection, and more).

DataCamp:- Free 3-month individual subscription for students.

Bootstrap Studio:- A free license for Bootstrap Studio while you are a student.

Canva:- Free 12 month subscription of Canva’s Pro tier.

and many more...

It may take 7+ days for the activation process.

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Check out https://www.arduino.cc/github/students

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Government of India is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID 19 – the Corona Virus. With the active support of the people of India, we have been able to contain the spread of the virus in our country.

The most important factor in preventing the spread of the Virus locally is to empower the citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Further, we are also getting inputs with regard to individuals and companies who have developed technologies and innovative solutions, Bioinformatics, datasets, Apps for diagnosis etc that can be leveraged for strengthening the fight against Corona.

In order to involve the community in the fight against the Virus, we would want you to share your solutions to help fight #Coronavirus . Submitted solutions will be evaluated for adoption and those selected will be suitable rewarded.

Be a part of the mission against Coronavirus!

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA -

• Applicants who want to participate in COVID 19 Solution Challenge can be individuals or Startups that comply with the definition of a startup as notified by DPIIT vide order no G.S.R. 127(E) dated 19th February 2019.

• For the product to be developed as part of COVID 19 Solution Challenge if any IPR/Patent is being used, contesting entity must possess the legitimate rights to use the IPR/Patents.

MyGov will have the right to chose all submitted solutions and consider it for deployment by scaling it up if found feasible.

Last Date of Participation - 31st March 2020
Registration Link: https://innovate.mygov.in/covid19/

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Break Corona

Idea & Product Solution

When the adverse CoronaVirus is taking lives from various parts of the Globe, Kerala Startup Mission on behalf of Government of Kerala is calling for innovative ideas and solutions to defend and hunt down the Global Pandemic from the Avengers around us.

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At Adobe, we’re focused on bringing together the most intelligent, driven, diverse set of individuals and give them the freedom to nurture their intellectual curiosity. We provide them with the necessary resources and support to shape their ideas into tangible results.
Through the Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship, we are striving towards creating gender equality in science, technology and engineering domains by encouraging women to showcase their excellence in computing and technology and become future leaders and role models in the field.

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Applications must be submitted through their dedicated application portal which opens on August 20th, 2020 and will close on September 20th, 2020, 5 pm India time.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:

Application deadline: September 20th, 2020, 5 pm India time.

Visit:- https://research.adobe.com/adobe-india-women-in-technology-scholarship/

At Adobe, we’re focused on bringing together the most intelligent, driven, diverse set of individuals and give them the freedom to nurture their intellectual curiosity. We provide them with the necessary resources and support to shape their ideas into tangible results.
Through the Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship, we are striving towards creating gender equality in science, technology and engineering domains by encouraging women to showcase their excellence in computing and technology and become future leaders and role models in the field.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆?

Applications must be submitted through their dedicated application portal which opens on August 20th, 2020 and will close on September 20th, 2020, 5 pm India time.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:

Application deadline: September 20th, 2020, 5 pm India time.

Visit:- https://research.adobe.com/adobe-india-women-in-technology-scholarship/

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MOZILLA OPEN SOURCE SUPPORT AWARDS

Mozilla is announcing today the creation of a COVID-19 Solutions Fund as part of the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS). Through this fund, they will provide awards of up to $50,000 each to open source technology projects which are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in some way.

As part of the COVID-19 Solutions Fund, they will accept applications that are hardware (e.g., an open source ventilator), software (e.g., a platform that connects hospitals with people who have 3D printers who can print parts for that open source ventilator), as well as software that solves for secondary effects of COVID-19 (e.g., a browser plugin that combats COVID related misinformation).

Apply here https://mozilla.fluxx.io/apply/MOSS

Hack Quarantine

Hack Quarantine is a 3 week global, digital hackathon that aims to raise awareness and build solutions for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Powered by GitHub & Hackathons UK

March 23rd to April 12th

For more details visit https://hackquarantine.com/

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Calling All Innovators - IgniteX Accelerator

Do you have a solution that can reduce the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, but need help commercializing and rapidly deploying? The Black & Veatch COVID-19 Response Accelerator is designed for growing companies looking to scale emerging solutions to save lives, help communities cope, and protect the economy.

Apply here https://www.bvignite.com/

Startup India - Challange

The Challenge is open to all the Startups, Companies, Innovators etc. whose innovation can plug the gap between the demand and supply of essential medical items to fight the Covid-19 outbreak as well as an innovative tech for applications such as motion tracking, geofencing, fake news detection, etc.

Powered by Startup India

Apply before Wednesday, 15th April

Submit Solutions to combat Covid19 here -https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/ams-application/challenge.html?applicationId=5e79126ee4b055bfaea9ef66

Break Corona

Idea & Product Solution

When the adverse CoronaVirus is taking lives from various parts of the Globe, Kerala Startup Mission on behalf of Government of Kerala is calling for innovative ideas and solutions to defend and hunt down the Global Pandemic from the Avengers around us.

Apply here