Timeline and FAQ for Outreachy Communities

Project and community CFP is currently closed

Outreachy is not currently accepting new participating communities or new intern projects. The last Outreachy application round was for the May 2026 Outreachy internship cohort. Outreachy interns are announced on the alums page May 1, 2026 at 4pm UTC.

Mentors are welcome to sign up for the Outreachy announcement list to receive a notification for next round.

Call for Outreachy Community Participation

Community CFP status

🛑 The Outreachy CFP is closed to new community participation applications.

🛑 The Outreachy CFP is closed for mentors to submit new projects.

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! Please go to the list of communities for applicants.

What is Outreachy?

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.

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Timeline for December 2026 cohort

Aug. 17, 2026 at 4pm UTCCommunity sign up opens
Aug. 24, 2026 at 4pm UTCInitial applications open
Aug. 31, 2026 at 4pm UTCInitial application deadline
Sept. 25, 2026 at 4pm UTC⚠️ Deadline for communities to sign up to mentor
Sept. 25, 2026 at 4pm UTC⚠️ Deadline for mentors to subject project descriptions
Oct. 7, 2026Contribution period begins
Nov. 2, 2026Contribution period ends
Nov. 2, 2026 at 4pm UTCFinal application deadline
Nov. 16, 2026Intern selection deadline
Nov. 20, 2026Outreachy organizers finalize intern selections
Nov. 30, 2026 at 4pm UTCInterns are publicly announced on the alums page
Dec. 7, 2026
to March 8, 2027		Internships period

Mentor for Outreachy

Project and community CFP is currently closed

Outreachy is not currently accepting new participating communities or new intern projects. The last Outreachy application round was for the May 2026 Outreachy internship cohort. Outreachy interns are announced on the alums page May 1, 2026 at 4pm UTC.

Mentors are welcome to sign up for the Outreachy announcement list to receive a notification for next round.

Not participating These communities applied to participating in this Outreachy internship round, however, they have not been approved.

Not Participating FOSS Communities

Unfortunately, either the community coordinator(s) or the Outreachy organizers have determined that the following communities will not participate in this round of Outreachy internships.

Past Communities

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.

Questions?

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.

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