IBM Open Source Community Grant goes to internship and mentoring program Outreachy

Last October, IBM began awarding quarterly grants to encourage diversity and inclusion among the open source community. The company has today announced the winner of its second grant as Outreachy, an organization that provides internships in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for people from under served communities. Outreachy sets up three-month paid internships in a variety of fields for those who ordinarily might not have the opportunity. It encourages people from diverse backgrounds to apply in its mission to create a more inclusive open source and free software environment. Outreachy internships are open to applicants around the world as… [Continue Reading]