Outreachy
Outreachy provides internships in open source and open science. Outreachy provides internships to people subject to systemic bias and impacted by underrepresentation in the technical industry where they are living.
Outreachy internships are:
💵 Paid - $7,000 USD total internship stipend
🌍 Remote - both interns and mentors work remotely
🕰 3 months - internships run May to August, or December to March
Work on Open Source and Open Science
Outreachy has internship projects in both open source and open science. Outreachy internship projects may include programming, research, user experience, documentation, graphical design, data science, marketing, user advocacy, event planning, and more!
May 2023 internships:
✍🏿 Intern applications are accepted from January 16, 2023 to February 6, 2023
📑 Internship project list is finalized in early March 2023
🙋🏽 Mentoring organization sign up is open through February 10, 2023. Project submission deadline is February 24, 2023.
🙌🏿 Internships run late May 2023 to late August 2023
December 2024 internships:
✍🏿 Intern applications are accepted from early August to late August 2023
📑 Internship project list will be finalized in late September 2023
🙋🏽 Mentors can sign up starting in early August 2023
🙌🏿 Internships run early December 2023 to early March 2024
Supporting Diversity in Open Source
Outreachy is a diversity initiative of Software Freedom Conservancy.
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.
Outreachy expressly invites women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people to apply. We also expressly invite applications from residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
Anyone who faces under-representation, and systemic bias or discrimination in the technology industry of their country is invited to apply.
Outreachy yearly schedule
Outreachy internships run twice a year. Here is our general schedule for each year:
Important Round DatesMid-year InternshipsEnd of year Internships
Call for mentoring communities opens early January early August
Initial applications open early February late August
Initial applications due end of February early September
Contribution period opens mid March early October
Contribution period ends mid April end of October
Interns announced mid May late November
Internships start May December
Internships end August March
May 2023 to August 2023 Outreachy internships round schedule
