Date: January 8, 2024
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Outreachy is seeking open source and open science communities to mentor Outreachy interns in the May 2024 cohort.
We encourage any open source community to apply to mentor Outreachy interns.
Outreachy does not require your community to provide internship funding. However, donations to Outreachy have decreased over the last few years, and we currently have a very limited budget to fund internships each cohort.
We often find that FOSS communities know best what organizations or companies might have funding available. Therefore, we need your help finding additional Outreachy sponsors.
We cannot assure funding for your interns, but we will try. Your help identifying fundraising leads will be a major factor in the success of this Outreachy internship cohort.
Donation amounts
In order to sustain our program, Outreachy needs to receive donations of at least $8,000 to $10,000 USD per intern we accept. This breaks down to:
Donations to the Outreachy program are vital to support interns
Outreachy is a labor intensive program. Outreachy organizers are highly involved with interns. Outreachy organizers work closely with your community's mentors to empower your interns to pursue a future in FOSS. The Outreachy organizers share tips for your interns on how to attend FOSS conferences, encourage your interns to explore careers or academic research in open source, and help them expand their network of open source contracts.
Outreachy's deep support of interns, along with your mentoring partnership, means 80% of past Outreachy interns continue to contribute to open source after their internship.
Outreachy organizers' deep support of interns would not be possible without funding for Outreachy's core program activities. We highly encourage organizations to donate additional funds to Outreachy program activities because additional donations helps us retain Outreachy interns in the open source community.
We need fundraising collaboration with FOSS communities
We need your community's help to identify and convince organizations to provide donations to help Outreachy sustain our deep support of interns, and retain their amazing talent in our open source community. Please don't think about this as just finding funding for your interns for this internship cohort. This is about sustaining our program, and we ask for your help with promotion and fundraising leads.
Please see the full mentor schedule below.
What is Outreachy?
Live streamed mentor chats
What kinds of open source communities participate?
What kinds of projects do Outreachy interns work on?
Who makes a good Outreachy mentor?
May 2024 internship dates
Humanitarian open source funding
Open science funding
Outreachy is an internship program. Outreachy internships are:
💵 Paid - $7,000 USD total internship stipend
🌍 Remote - both interns and mentors work remotely
🕰 3 months - internships run May 27 to August 23
Outreachy's goal is to increase diversity in open source. Past Outreachy interns are:
♀️ 92% women
🏳️🌈 4% transgender, genderqueer, or non-binary people
🧕🏾 64% people of color
🧑🏿 12% people from a historically disadvantaged caste or tribe
Statistics are based on responses to the 2019 longitudinal study of Outreachy alums.
Are you curious what it's like being an Outreachy mentor? Are you thinking about having your open source or open science community mentor Outreachy interns?
Come learn more about mentoring Outreachy interns during our two live-streamed chats! We'll host a panel of past Outreachy community coordinators and mentors, who will share their experiences and tips for participating in Outreachy.
Chat dates:
Where: YouTube
Outreachy is seeking mentors from open source and open science communities.
Outreachy welcomes many different types of open source and open science communities. Whether you are a three-person community focused on open science research, or a large open source community that needs better documentation, Outreachy welcomes you!
Examples of open source communities that have participated in Outreachy include:
We encourage you to read our community participation rules.
In the past, Outreachy internship projects have included:
There are two main rules for internship projects:
If you want to check whether your project idea is suitable for Outreachy, contact Outreachy organizers
The heart of Outreachy is our volunteer mentors. Mentors work directly with Outreachy applicants and interns.
Outreachy looks for mentors who are helpful, patient, welcoming, and kind.
Mentor time commitment:
Mentors will need to provide an internship project description. Outreachy does not allow applicants to submit project ideas.
It is okay for mentors to submit multiple project ideas. Communities with sponsorship for one intern tend to list 1 to 3 projects. Some communities list as many as 5 to 7 projects.
Outreachy encourages co-mentoring! Co-mentoring is when two or more people mentor the same Outreachy intern.
Mentors will need to provide a list of tasks for applicants to work on during the contribution period.
| Jan. 7, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Community sign up opens |
| Jan. 15, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Initial applications open |
| Jan. 29, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Initial application deadline |
| Feb. 16, 2024 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for communities to sign up to mentor |
| March 1, 2024 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for mentors to subject project descriptions |
| March 4, 2024 | Contribution period begins |
| April 2, 2024 | Contribution period ends |
| April 2, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Final application deadline |
| April 9, 2024 | Intern selection deadline |
| April 26, 2024 | Outreachy organizers finalize intern selections |
| May 2, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Interns are publicly announced on the alums page |
| May 27, 2024 to Aug. 23, 2024 | Internships period |
We encourage any open source community to apply to mentor Outreachy interns.
Outreachy does not require your community to provide internship funding. However, donations to Outreachy have decreased over the last few years, and we currently have a very limited budget to fund internships each cohort.
We often find that FOSS communities know best what organizations or companies might have funding available. Therefore, we need your help finding additional Outreachy sponsors.
We cannot assure funding for your interns, but we will try. Your help identifying fundraising leads will be a major factor in the success of this Outreachy internship cohort.
Donation amounts
In order to sustain our program, Outreachy needs to receive donations of at least $8,000 to $10,000 USD per intern we accept. This breaks down to:
Donations to the Outreachy program are vital to support interns
Outreachy is a labor intensive program. Outreachy organizers are highly involved with interns. Outreachy organizers work closely with your community's mentors to empower your interns to pursue a future in FOSS. The Outreachy organizers share tips for your interns on how to attend FOSS conferences, encourage your interns to explore careers or academic research in open source, and help them expand their network of open source contracts.
Outreachy's deep support of interns, along with your mentoring partnership, means 80% of past Outreachy interns continue to contribute to open source after their internship.
Outreachy organizers' deep support of interns would not be possible without funding for Outreachy's core program activities. We highly encourage organizations to donate additional funds to Outreachy program activities because additional donations helps us retain Outreachy interns in the open source community.
We need fundraising collaboration with FOSS communities
We need your community's help to identify and convince organizations to provide donations to help Outreachy sustain our deep support of interns, and retain their amazing talent in our open source community. Please don't think about this as just finding funding for your interns for this internship cohort. This is about sustaining our program, and we ask for your help with promotion and fundraising leads.
Outreachy is seeking humanitarian open source communities to participate in the May 2024 internship round.
Outreachy welcomes applications from all open source communities that address humanitarian issues. You will need to meet our eligibility criteria.
In short, your community must be:
Past communities that have received humanitarian funding include projects like:
Outreachy expects to fund 5-10 humanitarian open source communities in the May 2024 internship cohort. Humanitarian communities will be guaranteed funding for at least 1 intern.
To apply for humanitarian open source intern funding, please submit a community application.
Please contact Outreachy organizers with your questions about humanitarian open source funding!
Outreachy welcomes open science communities who focus on any of the following areas:
Outreachy expects to fund interns with 5-10 open science communities in the May 2024 Outreachy internship cohort. Open Science communities will be guaranteed funding for at least 1 intern.
To apply for open science intern funding, please submit a community application.
