Residency
Recurse Center
Recurse Center
At a glance
- Deadline
- Applications are taken as they come. They say: "Applications are always open, and batches begin every six weeks."
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- you can already program
- Where
- Remote or Brooklyn
A free six or twelve week programming retreat, remote or in Brooklyn. No tuition and no fees. New batches start every six weeks.
Applications are taken as they come. They say: “Applications are always open, and batches begin every six weeks.” Read it on their page
The facts
- What you get
- Free, no tuition and no fees
- Where
- Remote or Brooklyn
- How long
- Six or twelve weeks
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- you can already program
- six or twelve weeks, full time, remote or Brooklyn
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “A short written application that includes some of your code, then a conversational interview on Zoom and a pair programming interview on a program you write beforehand.”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a residency
General advice from us, the same for every residency. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Describe the work you will do during the residency, and show recent work that makes it believable.
- Check what is covered: travel, a place to stay, a fee to you, materials.
If there is an interview or a test
- Be ready to talk about your work and why this place and this time.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Recurse Center's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Recurse Center's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.