resources
Resources for your STEM journey.
Hand-picked free courses, scholarships, tools, competitions and communities. Search or pick a category.
Learn
freeCodeCampfreecodecamp.orgFree, project-based coding curriculum with certifications.Khan Academykhanacademy.orgFree lessons in math, science, and computing.CS50 by Harvardcs50.harvard.eduHarvard’s acclaimed free intro to computer science.MIT OpenCourseWareocw.mit.eduFree materials from thousands of MIT courses.Kaggle Learnkaggle.comShort, hands-on data science and ML courses.Grow with Google: Africagrow.googleFree digital skills training for Africa.
Practice & datasets
Google Colabcolab.research.google.comFree cloud notebooks, no setup needed.Kagglekaggle.comDatasets, notebooks, and competitions.HackerRankhackerrank.comCoding challenges and skill certifications.LeetCodeleetcode.comPractice coding and interview problems.Our World in Dataourworldindata.orgFree, well-documented global datasets.Humanitarian Data Exchangedata.humdata.orgOpen datasets, including many on Africa.
Scholarships & funding
Mastercard Foundation Scholarsmastercardfdn.orgScholarships for young Africans.Opportunity Deskopportunitydesk.orgDaily scholarships, fellowships, and grants.Opportunities For Africansopportunitiesforafricans.comCurated opportunities for Africans.DAADdaad.deScholarships to study in Germany.Chevening Scholarshipschevening.orgFully-funded UK master’s scholarships.
Internships & opportunities
Google Summer of Codesummerofcode.withgoogle.comPaid open-source coding internships.Outreachyoutreachy.orgPaid remote internships in open source.AfterSchoolAfricaafterschoolafrica.comScholarships, internships, and jobs for Africans.ALX Africaalxafrica.comTech training and career programs across Africa.
Tools & software
GitHub Student Developer Packeducation.github.comFree pro dev tools for students.Visual Studio Codecode.visualstudio.comFree, powerful code editor.Figmafigma.comFree collaborative design tool.Canvacanva.comFree graphics and presentation design.Notionnotion.soFree notes and project organization for students.
Competitions & hackathons
Career & CV prep
Tech Interview Handbooktechinterviewhandbook.orgFree, practical interview preparation.Overleafoverleaf.comFree online LaTeX for polished CVs and reports.LinkedInlinkedin.comBuild your profile and find opportunities.Google Tech Dev Guidetechdevguide.withgoogle.comA curated path to grow as an engineer.
Communities & organizations
Deep Learning Indabadeeplearningindaba.comStrengthening African machine learning & AI.Data Science Nigeriadatasciencenigeria.orgBuilding an AI-ready Africa.She Code Africashecodeafrica.orgEmpowering African women in technology.Stack Overflowstackoverflow.comQ&A community for programmers.dev.todev.toFriendly community where developers share and learn.