DRAFT
NOTE: Prospective mentors should use the template to create a task with your 2026 Outreachy Round 32 project information. It will become a subtask of this one.
WARNING: As of 2026, we are changing the project selection to align with the Wikimedia Foundation’s goals and to ensure a positive learning experience for interns. Please read:
- We will prioritize projects that align with the **WMF Annual Plan**, specifically the [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist | Community Wishlist ]] and/or the [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2025-2026/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#Product_and_Technology_Objectives | 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 both Google Summer of Code and Outreachy 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 will submit approved projects to the Outreachy website. Awe notify approved mentors canthat then sign up as mentors fory are cleared to submit their project ons to the Outreachy website. 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.
====This task will collect suggestions via subtasks for project ideas and mentors for the [[ https://www.outreachy.org/ | WMF Outreachy Round 32 ]].
//Please do not suggest projects by commenting on this task itself.//
Please review the following resources for more information:
- [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants | Information for Participants ]]
- [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors | Information for Mentors ]]
NOTE: Good projects can be: low-hanging fruit, risky/exploratory, fun or peripheral, core development, infrastructure or automation.
====The task template will include the following information:
**Project title:** //name of the project//
**Brief summary:** //a short summarydescription of the project to completect (2-5 sentences)//
**Skills required:** //add skills, specific technologies, and Phabricator**Expected outcomes:** the overall goal of the project tags//t
**Learning outcomes**Skills required/preferred:** //the overall goal of theskills, specific technologies, Phabricator project//t tags
**Possible mentor(s):** //add**Mentors:** must have at least 2, include Phabricator username of each mentor//
**Microtasks:** //links to easy and self-contained tasks on Phabricator that students can work on to get familiar with the project and technologies//Rating:** easy, medium, or hard
**Microtasks:** links to easy and self-contained tasks on Phabricator that students can work on to get familiar with the project and technologies
**Any other additional information that the interns should know about:**for contributors:** communication channels, etc
NEW QUESTIONS
**What WMF priority does this project align with?** A Wishlist item? An Annual Plan objective?
**Why are you proposing it?** What needs are you aiming to meet? Is it for your Wiki chapter, your community, etc?
**What is the expected impact?** What does success look like? How will this affect the needs you have identified?
=====Recommendation
We strongly encourage mentors to request additional specific details to help weed out AI-generated applications from potential contributors. Consider adding pre-reqs and ensure that you communicate directly with contributors before making your selection.
IMPORTANT: GSoC / Outreachy candidates are required to complete micro-tasks during the application period to prove their ability to work on a three month long project