Outreach programs

MediaWiki participates in several mentorship programs; these include Outreachy, Google Summer of Code, Google Code-In, Facebook Open Academy, and UCOSP.

Rationale
The Wikimedia Foundation, and the MediaWiki community, want to encourage new and intermediate contributors to grow their skills, spread knowledge around the community to improve bus factor, and give more senior contributors a leadership opportunity.

More: FLOSS internship programs as catalysts for richer community collaboration

Documents

 * /Life of a successful project/ (includes: Instructions how to report progress once accepted)
 * /Possible projects/
 * /Possible mentors/
 * /Application template/
 * /Selection process/
 * Lessons learned from previous rounds
 * /Organizations/

Links
These are resources which provide more information about our outreach programs and/or our community. It is not mandatory to read them but they might help you get a better understanding.


 * The Google Summer of Code Student Guide (covers most questions and aspects already)
 * Dos and Don'ts for students (2011)
 * Ellen Ko (Google): Contact Early, Contact Often (2009)
 * Sindhu S: Asking for help in FLOSS communities (2013)
 * General Google Summer of Code Discuss Group (not Wikimedia specific)
 * How to get feedback, ask questions and receive support in Wikimedia
 * Planet Wikimedia, our blog aggregator where other community members write about their activity (more information)
 * Job openings by the Wikimedia Foundation (in case that you do not qualify for our outreach programs)
 * For mentors and org admins:
 * Dos and Don'ts for mentors (2011)
 * /Messages to candidates (templates for org administrators)