The application period for the May 2019 to August 2019 round is closed as of April 2. Interns will be announced on the alums page on May 6 at 4 pm UTC. Read about our application process, or see our list of internship projects.
Sign up for the Outreachy announcements mailing list to receive notifications of upcoming application rounds and application deadlines.
Communities interested in mentoring Outreachy interns should sign up to mentor through the community CFP process.
Outreachy provides internships to work in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Outreachy internships are open to applicants around the world. Interns work remotely, and are not required to move. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 USD for the three month internship. Interns have a $500 USD travel stipend to attend conferences or events.
Interns work with experienced mentors from FOSS communities. Outreachy internship projects may include programming, user experience, documentation, illustration, graphical design, or data science. Interns often find employment after their internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they learned during their internship.
We expressly invite 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/Latin@, Native American/American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. Anyone who faces under-representation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the technology industry of their country is invited to apply.
Photo CC-BY-NC-SA Sage Sharp. From left to right: Lidza Louina (former Outreachy intern and Systems Software Engineer at DigitalOcean), Tony Sebro (Outreachy organizer and legal counsel for Wikimedia Foundation), Jessica Marlene Canepa (former Outreachy intern and Product Help Content Writer at GitHub), and Sage Sharp (Outreachy organizer and diversity and inclusion consultant at Otter Tech).
Apply for Outreachy Internships
Outreachy internships run twice a year:
| Mid-year internships | End of year internships | |
| Applications open | February | September |
| Application and contributions due | March | October |
| Interns announced | late April or early May | November |
| Internships start | May | December |
| Internships end | August | March |
During the six-week application period, potential interns make small
contributions to participating FOSS communities. It's important that
applicants start participating in the application process early.
Mentor Outreachy Interns
Outreachy is will be looking for FOSS
communities and mentors to participate in our next internship round in January. Please read our community application guide for more information about participating in the program. The deadline
for new community sign up is March 2, but communities are encouraged to sign up ASAP! Communities that engage applicants early when the application period opens on February 12 are more likely to find strong applicants.Sponsor Outreach interns
Thank you to the sponsors of our December 2018 - March 2019 internships round! We are currently seeking sponsors for our May 2019 to August 2019 round.
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