This document provides information on various programs and opportunities for students to get involved in open source projects, including Google Summer of Code, Google Code-In, Outreachy, Rails Summer of Code, Facebook Open Academy, university clubs, conference scholarships, beginner issues on sites like up-for-grabs.net, and finding mentorship. It encourages students to search for local meetups, look for beginner tasks over holiday breaks, and remember that all contributors were once newcomers themselves.