The JuliaHealth 2026 Bounty Program supports small, focused improvements to packages in the JuliaHealth ecosystem. The program is funded through a NumFOCUS Small Development Grant and will award six bounties of USD 750 each.
Warning
AI-assisted contributions: AI-assisted coding is welcome, but we expect meaningful human involvement in design, technical review, and responsibility for the contribution. The goal of the bounty program is to find collaborators who will hopefully continue contributing to these packages. An entirely agent-led workflow without human technical involvement would therefore not be a good fit.
Important
Contributor selection is complete. Contributors have been selected for all six funded projects. NumFOCUS contractor agreements are the next stage, scheduled for September 23–October 13, 2026. Paid work may begin only after the contributor's agreement has been fully executed.
- Maintainers propose projects. JuliaHealth package maintainers open an issue in this repository with a short description of the work, a link to the corresponding issue in their package, and clear expected outcomes.
- Contributors express interest. Interested contributors comment on a proposal, briefly explaining their relevant experience and why they are a good fit for the project.
- Projects are selected. Proposals will remain open for one month. After the submission period closes, the program organizers will select six projects based on their value to JuliaHealth, scope, and feasibility.
- Maintainers select contributors. The maintainers of each selected package choose the contributor they believe is best suited to complete the work.
All dates are in 2026.
- ✅ August 12–September 8: Proposals and expressions of interest — completed
- ✅ September 9–15: Project selection — completed
- ✅ September 16–22: Contributor selection — completed
- ➡️ September 23–October 13: NumFOCUS contractor agreements — next
- ⚪ October 14–November 24: Development
- ⚪ November 25–December 8: Review and final corrections
To receive the bounty, the agreed deliverables must be completed and accepted by the package maintainers no later than December 8, 2026 (exact end date to be determined). After acceptance, the contributor may submit an invoice to NumFOCUS for the USD 750 bounty. Paid work may begin only after the contributor's contractor agreement has been fully executed.