Timeline and FAQ for Outreachy Communities
🛑 The Outreachy CFP is closed for new community participation applications.
👋🏽 Mentors are welcome to submit internship projects to participating communities. The Project submission deadline: Sept. 26, 2025 at 4pm UTC.
Please sign up for the Outreachy announcement list to receive a notification for next round.
🚨 Outreachy applicants - This page is not the page you're looking for! This page is only for mentors and coordinators. Please go to the list of communities for applicants.
Outreachy's goal is to support diversity in open source. Outreachy provides paid, remote internships.
Outreachy invites free and open source software communities to participate.
| Aug. 14, 2025 at 4pm UTC | Community sign up opens |
| Aug. 25, 2025 at 4pm UTC | Initial applications open |
| Sept. 1, 2025 at 4pm UTC | Initial application deadline |
| Sept. 17, 2025 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for communities to sign up to mentor |
| Sept. 26, 2025 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for mentors to subject project descriptions |
| Oct. 6, 2025 | Contribution period begins |
| Nov. 3, 2025 | Contribution period ends |
| Nov. 3, 2025 at 4pm UTC | Final application deadline |
| Nov. 14, 2025 | Intern selection deadline |
| Nov. 28, 2025 | Outreachy organizers finalize intern selections |
| Dec. 1, 2025 at 4pm UTC | Interns are publicly announced on the alums page |
| Dec. 8, 2025 to March 6, 2026 | Internships period |
Outreachy is seeking experienced open source contributors to act as mentors for Outreachy interns. Mentors should review the mentor guide before they submit a project.
Pending communities: These communities applied to participate in the December 2025 cohort. Mentors are encouraged to submit projects while the community is under review.
These communities have participated in past rounds, or submitted an application to participate. Coordinators can sign the community up to participate again.
Mentors can receive an email when a community signs up to participate. To get an email notification, visit the community pages linked below.
First, see if your question is answered in the community participation guide.
Then let us know what questions you have! You can contact Outreachy organizers with your questions.
