Alright, let me start by saying: "Thank you universe", this is because I literally forgot that the initial applications for contribution phase for May-August, 2026 Outreachy internship had already started.
Initial Applications
It opened Feb 6 - Feb 13, 2026. I was only reminded by a random tweet from a stranger on the 11th hour (Feb 13, 2 pm). Applications closed by (Feb 13, 5 pm).
I have been singing about open-source to my friends for about some time now. I write articles about it. I have done hacktoberfest (twice in 2022 & 2023). It has always been on my mind to take on the big 3 - MLH, Outreachy and G-Soc
I need a job
My life is literally this meme and the best way to get a job is to have some experience under your belt, which the Outreachy internship will provide.
Interlude
Once you get selected after the initial applications, you would see different organisations, select the one that suits you best. I chose Mozilla firefox because it required knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Contribution phase
Before you get selected as an intern with Outreachy, you need to take part in the contribution phase which lasts for about three (3) weeks. It actually ends today (March 20 - April 15, 2026).
I learned quickly how to use bugzilla to find issues on my own (I made sure to look out for bugs with the label good-first-issue) and how to create patches using phabricator. Bugzilla and Phabricator those words sound big and fancy but phrabicator is just a single line of code - moz-phab submit --single.
here is a sequence:
git checkout -b bug-2022414-array-profiles
git add "file name"
git commit -m "fix: migrations for profiles with backup enabled"
moz-phab submit --single
You submit a patch for a bug, you get feedback or review from a mentor and then you push again.
One thing I learned, always make sure that you checkout -b into a new branch from main so that the branch does not have unrealated histroy from other bugs or commits.
Final Application
In your final application, you would be asked a few questions, you are to write essays answering them, they ask about your experience with the organisation. Also, You need submit a timeline of the work you propose to do during the thirteen week internship. You look at the goal of the organisation and you outline how you intend to approach the task.
Thank you, please follow me.
This blog is only a single part, in a multi-series blog that I will write about my experience !!!!!!!!!
stay tuned.
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