Hello everyone, This message is a reminder for folks who might be interested in mentoring a project as part of the Outreachy program. Now would be the time to express your interest (see details in this thread above). So far, we have received interest from 3 projects, and we can fund up to 7 in the next round. We would also be happy to walk you through the process individually if this will be your first time mentoring in the program. Drop a note here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289893 Cheers, Srishti (on behalf of the organization team) On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 3:46 PM Srishti Sethi &lt;ssethi(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Wikimedia is participating in the winter edition of this year's Outreachy > <https://www.outreachy.org/> [1] (December 2021–February 2022)! The > deadline to submit projects on the Outreachy website is *September 30th, > 2021*. > > If you would like to share an idea for a project that you would like to > mentor or you are not familiar with the program and want to learn anything > more about it, feel free to reply to this email or leave a note on < > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289893> [2]. > > *About the Outreachy program*: > Outreachy offers three-month internships to work remotely in Free and > Open Source Software (FOSS), coding and non-coding projects with > experienced mentors. These internships run twice a year–from May to August > and December to March. Interns are paid a stipend of USD 5,500 for the > three months of work. They also have a USD 500 stipend to travel to > conferences and events. Interns often find employment after their > internship with Outreachy sponsors or jobs that use the skills they learned > during their internship. This program is open to both students and > non-students. Outreachy expressly invites the following people to apply: > > - Women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people. > - Anyone who faces under-representation, systematic bias, or > discrimination in the technology industry in their country of residence. > - 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. > > See a blog post highlighting experiences and outcomes of interns who > participated in a previous round of Outreachy with Wikimedia < > https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/02/outreachy-round-21-experiences-an… > [3] > > Some tips for mentors for proposing projects: > > - Follow this task description template when you propose a project in > Phabricator: < > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/> > [4]. Add #Outreachy (Round 23) tag to it. > - Remember, the project should require an experienced developer ~15 > days to complete and a newcomer ~3 months. > - Each project should have at least two mentors, and one of them > should hold a technical background. > - When it comes to picking a project, you could propose one that is: > - Relevant for your language community or brings impact to the > Wikimedia ecosystem in the future. > - Welcoming and newcomer-friendly and has a moderate learning > curve. > - A new idea you are passionate about, there are no deadlines > attached to it; you always wanted to see it happen but couldn't due to lack > of resources help! > - About developing a standalone tool (possibly hosted on Wikimedia > Toolforge), with fewer dependencies on Wikimedia's core infrastructure, it > doesn't necessarily require a specific programming language. > > See roles and responsibilities of an Outreachy mentor < > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors> [5]. > > We look forward to your participation! > > Cheers, > Srishti > > (On behalf of the organization team) > > > [1] https://www.outreachy.org/ > > [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289893 > > [3] > https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/02/outreachy-round-21-experiences-an… > > [4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/ > > [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors > > > *Srishti Sethi* > Senior Developer Advocate > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > >