Open Mainframe Project is accepting eight student interns during the summer of 2018 to work in the Linux and Open Source on Mainframe development community. Each intern will work closely with a mentor for the duration of his/her internship. For a list of suggested intern development projects, please see our Project Ideas Page. Internship development projects do not need to be limited to ideas on this wiki page. If you have a great idea for a development activity for Linux and Open Source on Mainframe, you can submit the idea as part of your application and, if chosen, the Open Mainframe Project Internship Administrator will find a suitable mentor for you.
Each intern will work remotely from his/her location of choice. There is no physical work facility provided or required.
The Open Mainframe Project will also give the ability for each intern successfully completing the program to present their project at an industry conference. The Open Mainframe Project will provide a stipend for travel for each student. To help support the student for presenting, the project will provide professional resources and training to help build their presentation skills.
Please send your project proposal(s) to https://goo.gl/forms/WE9005RWG4KrQT7A2 by the application deadline (February 22nd, 2019).
| February 22nd, 2019 | Application Submission Deadline |
| March 16th, 2019 | Intern Acceptance Notifications Sent. Interns should begin research in their chosen project area to be ready to start bonding period. |
| US Schedule | |
| April 29th – May 17th 2019 | Intern/Mentor Bonding Period - Interns and Mentors get to know one another, interns read documentation, join in irc and mailing lists, and get comfortable with the other developers on the project. |
| May 20th, 2019 | Internship Start Date - Interns provided a $500 stipend |
| June 21st, 2019 | Midterm Evaluations - Interns receiving a satisfactory evaluation are provided a $2,500 stipend |
| July 22rd - July 28th, 2019 | Final week: Interns tidy code, write tests, improve documentation and submit their code sample. |
| July 29th - August 2nd, 2019 | Mentors complete their student evaluations. Interns receiving a satisfactory evaluation are provided a $3,000 stipend. |
| TBD | Interns present their project at an industry conference |
| EU Schedule | |
| June 10th – June 28th 2019 | Intern/Mentor Bonding Period - Interns and Mentors get to know one another, interns read documentation, join in irc and mailing lists, and get comfortable with the other developers on the project. |
| July 1st, 2019 | Internship Start Date - Interns provided a $500 stipend |
| August 2nd, 2019 | Midterm Evaluations - Interns receiving a satisfactory evaluation are provided a $2,500 stipend |
| September 2nd - September 6th, 2019 | Final week: Interns tidy code, write tests, improve documentation and submit their code sample. |
| September 9th - September 13th, 2019 | Mentors complete their student evaluations. Interns receiving a satisfactory evaluation are provided a $3,000 stipend. |
| TBD | Interns present their project at an industry conference |