Date: January 10, 2022
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Outreachy is seeking open source and open science communities to mentor Outreachy interns in the May 2022 cohort.
As everyone is aware, donations to Outreachy have decreased over the last few years. Because of this, Outreachy is not currently able to fund any internships out of our general activities fund.
Outreachy's finances are at a critical point. We would be so grateful if all of our communities help us identify fundraising leads so that Outreachy can continue to run.
Donation amounts
In order to run our program in the most basic way, Outreachy needs to receive donations of at least $8,000 to $10,000 USD per intern we accept. This breaks down to:
Outreachy is currently facing critical financial challenges. At this time, communities must donate at least $8,000 USD per intern they wish to mentor. We really hope communities increase their donation beyond that to ensure Outreachy can continue running.
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. While most of our internships complete without issues, each cohort there are multiple internships where the organizers step in provide support to both interns and mentors. They also are almost always available via Zulip to both interns and mentors.
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.
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 ensuring the future of Outreachy, and we ask for your help to fund our essential program activities.
Important dates:
Please see the full mentor schedule below.
What is Outreachy?
Mentor duties
May 2022 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 30 to August 26
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.
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. 8, 2022 at 4pm UTC | Community sign up opens |
| Feb. 4, 2022 at 4pm UTC | Initial applications open |
| March 2, 2022 at 4pm UTC | Initial application deadline |
| March 2, 2022 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for communities to sign up to mentor |
| March 23, 2022 at 4pm UTC | ⚠️ Deadline for mentors to subject project descriptions |
| March 25, 2022 | Contribution period begins |
| April 22, 2022 | Contribution period ends |
| April 22, 2022 at 4pm UTC | Final application deadline |
| May 4, 2022 | Intern selection deadline |
| May 16, 2022 | Outreachy organizers finalize intern selections |
| May 20, 2022 at 4pm UTC | Interns are publicly announced on the alums page |
| May 30, 2022 to Aug. 26, 2022 | Internships period |
As everyone is aware, donations to Outreachy have decreased over the last few years. Because of this, Outreachy is not currently able to fund any internships out of our general activities fund.
Outreachy's finances are at a critical point. We would be so grateful if all of our communities help us identify fundraising leads so that Outreachy can continue to run.
Donation amounts
In order to run our program in the most basic way, Outreachy needs to receive donations of at least $8,000 to $10,000 USD per intern we accept. This breaks down to:
Outreachy is currently facing critical financial challenges. At this time, communities must donate at least $8,000 USD per intern they wish to mentor. We really hope communities increase their donation beyond that to ensure Outreachy can continue running.
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. While most of our internships complete without issues, each cohort there are multiple internships where the organizers step in provide support to both interns and mentors. They also are almost always available via Zulip to both interns and mentors.
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.
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 ensuring the future of Outreachy, and we ask for your help to fund our essential program activities.
Outreachy is seeking humanitarian open source communities to participate in the May 2022 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:
In the December 2021 cohort, 5 humanitarian open source communities received sponsorship for interns. Those communities included projects like:
Outreachy will fund up to 10 humanitarian open source communities in the May 2022 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 is pleased to receive a grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to provide funding for open science interns.
Outreachy welcomes open science communities who focus on any of the following areas:
Outreachy's CZI grant will fund up to 10 open science communities in the May 2022 Outreachy internship cohort.
Outreachy is also excited to work with Wellcome Trust to provide additional funding for open science communities. Wellcome Trust is focused on funding Outreachy interns working on open science projects that address urgent health challenges or discovery research.
In order to qualify for funding from Wellcome Trust, projects:
Wellcome Trust will fund up to 6 open science communities in the May 2022 Outreachy internship cohort.
In the December 2022 cohort, three open science communities received Wellcome Trust funding.
To apply for open science intern funding, please submit a community application.
