The Outreachy May 2026 application window is now open!

We’re excited to welcome new mentoring communities and mentors to the May 2026 cohort. If you’re part of an open source, open science, or non-profit community, this is your chance to support diversity and inclusion in tech through our paid, remote internship program.

Mentors are the heart of Outreachy! 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫

By mentoring, you’re not just guiding interns, you’re helping build more inclusive and sustainable open communities.

We invite you to:
➡️ Join Outreachy through an existing #FOSS mentoring project, or
➡️ Submit your community project to participate in the May 2026 cohort.

Learn more and apply via our CFP page: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

Let’s keep expanding access, opportunity, and representation in open source, together.

#Outreachy #Mentoring #OpenSource #OpenScience #DiversityInTech #OpenCommunities

The Outreachy May 2026 application window is now open!

We’re excited to welcome new mentoring communities and mentors to the May 2026 cohort. If you’re part of an open source, open science, or non-profit community, this is your chance to support diversity and inclusion in tech through our paid, remote internship program.

Mentors are the heart of Outreachy! 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫

By mentoring, you’re not just guiding interns, you’re helping build more inclusive and sustainable open communities.

We invite you to:
➡️ Join Outreachy through an existing #FOSS mentoring project, or
➡️ Submit your community project to participate in the May 2026 cohort.

Learn more and apply via our CFP page: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

Let’s keep expanding access, opportunity, and representation in open source, together.

#Outreachy #Mentoring #OpenSource #OpenScience #DiversityInTech #OpenCommunities

I'm currently working on a new personal project, but I also happen to have some free cycles for smaller advisory, coaching, or consulting engagements.

Would you like my decades of experience applied to your pursuits, while also helping me pay my rent? Sure you would!

Find more info here: https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2026/02/availability

#PleaseBoost
#OpenSource #Strategy #Mentoring #Coaching

I'm currently working on a new personal project, but I also happen to have some free cycles for smaller advisory, coaching, or consulting engagements.

Would you like my decades of experience applied to your pursuits, while also helping me pay my rent? Sure you would!

Find more info here: https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2026/02/availability

#PleaseBoost
#OpenSource #Strategy #Mentoring #Coaching

Season of KDE 2026 kicks off with 25 volunteers working on 21 projects.

SoK is KDE's mentorship program that introduces new contributors to Free Software. This year our mentees will help improve the state of Plasma, KDE Connect, KDE's games, KDE Eco, translations, KDE's websites, internal data collection and more.

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2026-01-21-sok-26-welcome/

#mentoring #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Season of KDE 2026 kicks off with 25 volunteers working on 21 projects.

SoK is KDE's mentorship program that introduces new contributors to Free Software. This year our mentees will help improve the state of Plasma, KDE Connect, KDE's games, KDE Eco, translations, KDE's websites, internal data collection and more.

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2026-01-21-sok-26-welcome/

#mentoring #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Hi everyone, figured it was time to write a new introduction. I’m John, and I live on the east coast of Canada. I’m a 50-something physicist who invented a laser technology to detect diseases using exhaled breath in addition to some holographic technologies. I love research but the best part of my career has been mentoring promising young scientists, engineers, and founders. I have a wide variety of interests that include music, art, science, health, photography, books, reading, video games, biking, hiking, gardening, and much more. I am a lifelong feminist and ally. When I came to Mastodon from Twitter in the fall of 2022, I had no idea that I was actually autistic. If you made it this far, please wave or say hello! #introduction #actuallyautistic #physics #science#Canada #startups #founder #mentoring #books

Hi everyone, figured it was time to write a new introduction. I’m John, and I live on the east coast of Canada. I’m a 50-something physicist who invented a laser technology to detect diseases using exhaled breath in addition to some holographic technologies. I love research but the best part of my career has been mentoring promising young scientists, engineers, and founders. I have a wide variety of interests that include music, art, science, health, photography, books, reading, video games, biking, hiking, gardening, and much more. I am a lifelong feminist and ally. When I came to Mastodon from Twitter in the fall of 2022, I had no idea that I was actually autistic. If you made it this far, please wave or say hello! #introduction #actuallyautistic #physics #science#Canada #startups #founder #mentoring #books

Excited to share that I've joined #OSSCA (Open Source Software Contribution Academy) as a mentor for the @fedify project!

OSSCA is a national program run by South Korea's NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency) through their Open Source Software Support Center, aimed at fostering the next generation of open source contributors.

We're currently in the process of selecting around 20 mentees who will start contributing to #Fedify once the selection is complete. I've been busy preparing good first issues to help them get started on their open source journey.

Looking forward to working with these new contributors and seeing what amazing things we can build together!

#opensource #mentoring #ActivityPub #fedidev

Excited to share that I've joined #OSSCA (Open Source Software Contribution Academy) as a mentor for the @fedify project!

OSSCA is a national program run by South Korea's NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency) through their Open Source Software Support Center, aimed at fostering the next generation of open source contributors.

We're currently in the process of selecting around 20 mentees who will start contributing to #Fedify once the selection is complete. I've been busy preparing good first issues to help them get started on their open source journey.

Looking forward to working with these new contributors and seeing what amazing things we can build together!

#opensource #mentoring #ActivityPub #fedidev