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Rust is participating in Outreachy

Rust's Open-Source Inclusion Efforts Expand: The Rust Project is participating in Outreachy, a mentorship program providing internships in open-source development to underrepresented groups, marking its first year in the program alongside ongoing involvement in Google Summer of Code. This collaboration aims to foster diversity and inclusion in the technical industry. Eligibility criteria differ between programs, but Outreachy targets individuals facing systemic barriers.

Daniel B (AI-assisted) May 4, 2026 1 min read EN

The Rust Project is participating in Outreachy, a mentorship program providing internships in open-source development to underrepresented groups.

Overview

The Rust Project has been involved in various open-source mentorship programs, including Google Summer of Code for three years and previously OSPP. Outreachy provides internships in open source to people from any background who face underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the technical industry.

What it does

Outreachy is similar to Google Summer of Code (GSoC) in some aspects, but different in others. Unlike GSoC, Outreachy interns first apply to the overall program and only then can apply to specific communities. Outreachy has a dedicated period where contributions are not just optional, but required. Outreachy applicants submit an application similar to GSoC applications and communities pick interns based on those applications and the interns' contributions.

The Rust Project is mentoring 4 interns for the May 2026 cohort. The selected projects include:

Calling overloaded C++ functions from Rust, mentored by teor, Taylor Cramer, and Ethan Smith
Code coverage of the Rust compiler at scale, mentored by Jack Huey
Fuzzing the a-mir-formality type system implementation, mentored by Niko Matsakis, Rémy Rakic, and tiif
Improve the security of GitHub Actions of the Rust Project, mentored by Marco Ieni and Ubiratan Soares

Over the next 3 months, the interns will work closely with their mentors to make progress on their projects. When the internship period is over, the results will be shared in another blog post.

In conclusion, the Rust Project's participation in Outreachy aims to foster diversity and inclusion in the technical industry. The selected projects will contribute to the development of the Rust language and ecosystem.

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