Apologies for some errors in the text, the corrected dates are below: As a mentor, you will engage with potential candidates in the application period from *September to October* and help them make small contributions to your project. Based on those contributions, you will then select your top candidate that you will work with throughout the internship period from *December through March*.
Also to clarify, this will be round 33. Sorry for the confusion! On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 10:31 AM Lani Goto <[email protected]> wrote: > [cross-posting from wikimedia-l] > > Hello all - > > Wikimedia is participating in Round 33 of the Outreachy program > <https://www.outreachy.org/> that runs from December 2026 through March > 2027! The deadline to submit projects on Phabricator is September 4, 2026 > at 4pm UTC and the project list will be finalized by September 11, 2026. > For this round, we will be able to accept three projects with one intern > each. > > We are currently looking for experienced mentors and thoughtful projects. > If you have some ideas for coding or non-coding (design, documentation, > translation, outreach, research) projects, please read the following > details on the program and submission requirements. > > About the Outreachy Program > > Outreachy is a paid, remote internship program. Outreachy promotes > diversity in open source and open science. The internships are for people > who face under-representation, and discrimination or systemic bias in the > technology industry of their country. More details and eligibility criteria > can be found here: https://www.outreachy.org/apply/eligibility/ > > As a mentor, you will engage with potential candidates in the application > period from March to April and help them make small contributions to your > project. Based on those contributions, you will then select your top > candidate that you will work with throughout the internship period from May > through August. > > Updated the mentor and project guidance > > As of 2026, we have changed the project selection to align with the > Wikimedia Foundation’s goals and to ensure a positive learning experience > for interns. > > - We will prioritize projects that align with the WMF Annual Plan, > specifically the Community Wishlist > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist> and/or the Product > and Technology Objectives > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2025-2026/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#Product_and_Technology_Objectives>. > This ensures that we are focusing on projects with community demand and/or > strategic alignment. > - We want to ensure a safe and productive environment for interns. > Projects that require extensive community consultation will not be > selected. > - Mentors can only support one project. This means that mentors cannot > participate in two Outreachy projects or in another program at the same > time. This ensures that mentors have sufficient capacity for their project > and interns get the time and attention they need to do well. > - Mentors will first submit their projects to Phabricator only. After > we have reviewed projects, we notify approved mentors that they are cleared > to upload their projects to the Outreachy website. The deadline for the > Phabricator submission is September 4, 2026 at 4pm UTC. This will help make > the submission process more efficient. > - In order to be accepted, all projects must have at least two mentors > at the time of submission. This allows us to see which projects are fully > staffed. > - In order to be accepted, all projects must have microtasks on > Phabricator at the time of submission. This allows us to see which > projects are fully prepared and makes it easier for prospective interns to > understand how to start contributing. > > We acknowledge that this is different from how we approached Outreachy > rounds in the past. However, we believe that these changes will improve the > program, and we will continue to evaluate the results and iterate as needed. > > If you are interested in participating as a mentor for Outreachy Round 32, > please submit your project ideas via this Phabricator task > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T436035>by September 4, 2026 at 4pm UTC > . > > To learn more about the roles and responsibilities of mentors, visit the > resources: > <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/> > > <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/> > - <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/> > https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/ > - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors > > Thanks! - Developer Outreach team > > -- > Lani Goto (they/them) > Senior Technical Program Manager > -- Lani Goto (they/them) Senior Technical Program Manager
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