# Am I eligible? * You’re a student enrolled in a university or high school program * You can communicate effectively and clearly in English, with respect and courtesy * You have a strong programming or design skill and experience with open-source development * You have experience with Git or can learn it fast (applicable for developer track) * [An Intro to Git and GitHub for Beginners](https://product.hubspot.com/blog/git-and-github-tutorial-for-beginners) * [How to Write a Git Commit Message ](https://cbea.ms/git-commit/) * [How to Fork and Pull-Request on GitHub ](https://jarv.is/notes/how-to-pull-request-fork-github/) * [How to write the perfect pull request ](https://github.blog/2015-01-21-how-to-write-the-perfect-pull-request/) * You are available to work during the summer full-time\ During the 12 weeks of summer internship, nothing should take precedence over your project, and you should have no major distractions. If you have another job, decide whether you prefer it or Summer of Bitcoin and pick one. If you have more than a few hours a week of extra commitments, you probably should skip participating in the program; it is unlikely that you will be successful. * You have good Internet connectivity continuously over the summer * You are able to stay in regular close contact with mentors \ This could be via the usual open-source means (email, chat, Jitsi etc) for the duration of the summer. It is not necessary that you be geographically near your mentor. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.summerofbitcoin.org/about/am-i-eligible.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.