Sure, will update GSoC page today or tomorrow Please also add a paragraph regarding changed rules: - shorter student workload 175 hour project (instead of a 350 hr project) - Shortened coding period - the coding period will be 10 weeks - less evaluations: 2 instead of 3 - fewer money for students (and mentors)
will ping you as soon as http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html will be updated :) On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 12:03, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > That's great, Kevin. Thanks for helping with the process. > > Best, > Sally > > - - - > Vice President Marketing & Publicity > Vice President Sponsor Relations > The Apache Software Foundation > > Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020, at 00:06, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > > Also, Max and I are onboard to.handle the application and admin work for > this upcoming year, too. > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 00:03 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello Sally, > >> > >> below is the email from Google regarding next GSoC > >> > >> Can we announce it Apache-wide? > >> Maybe dev@ list of all Apache projects? > >> > >> this year rules and dates were changed significantly, so it's worth > >> announcing :) > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- > >> From: 'Stephanie Taylor' via Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce > List < > >> gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com> > >> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 04:30 > >> Subject: [GSoC Mentors Announce] GSoC 2021 is on with a few chages > >> To: Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List < > >> gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com> > >> > >> > >> Hello GSoC Mentors and Org Admins, > >> > >> We are pleased to announce Google Summer of Code 2021 <http://g.co/gsoc > >, > >> the 17th consecutive year of the program! > >> > >> As many of you might have heard if you attended the Mentor Summit a > couple > >> of weeks ago (or chatted with someone who did) we are making a few > changes > >> for the 2021 program. We’ve spent a lot of time evaluating the GSoC > program > >> and have been looking at where we can make some changes to help meet > the #1 > >> goal of GSoC - bring new, diverse contributors into your communities > that > >> stay in your communities after their GSoC program ends. And with the > >> challenges of the pandemic and the strains it has put on everyone’s time > >> (students, mentors and org admins alike) we are looking to provide more > >> flexibility in 2021. > >> > >> What are the changes for 2021 from 2020? > >> > >> > >> 1. *Smaller project size** - *all students participating in the 2021 > >> program will be working on a 175 hour project (instead of a 350 hr > >> project). This change will also result in a few other changes > including the > >> student stipend being cut in half. > >> > >> > >> - Currently we are missing out on many wonderful students who could > >> never commit to such a huge project and time commitment but would be > great > >> contributors to your community. This is a significant change as we > now are > >> no longer strongly encouraging students to focus only on GSoC over > their > >> summer. Students have many other responsibilities especially during > the > >> pandemic that make it hard for them to spend 30 hours a week on a > project. > >> - We realize this is going to require all of you to think about > smaller > >> projects and update your project ideas which is why we wanted to > give you > >> 3+ months to start talking it through with your communities. > >> - The mentor stipends will be adjusted to $400 per student mentored. > In > >> feedback from the mentor summit it was pointed out that the effort > from > >> mentors will not be half as much even though the project size is cut > in > >> half so we adjusted from $250 to $400. > >> > >> > >> 1. *Shortened coding period* - the *coding period will be 10 weeks* > with > >> a lot more flexibility for the mentor and student to decide together > how > >> they want to spread the work out over the summer. Some folks may > choose to > >> stick to a 17-18 hour a week schedule with their students, others may > >> factor in a couple of breaks during the program (for student and > mentor) > >> and some may have students focus 30 hours a week on their project so > they > >> wrap up in 6 weeks. This also makes it a lot easier for students with > >> finals or other commitments (weddings, etc.) to adjust their > schedules. > >> 2. > >> > >> *2 evaluations (instead of 3)* - There will be an evaluation after 5 > >> weeks and the final evaluation will take place after the 10th week. > We are > >> also no longer requiring students complete their first evaluation > (though > >> we encourage them to do so), so if a student doesn’t complete the > first > >> evaluation they will not automatically be removed from the program. > They > >> are still required to complete the final evaluation. > >> 3. > >> > >> *Eligibility requirements* - In 2020 there are many ways students are > >> learning and we want to acknowledge that so we will be allowing > students > >> who are 18 years old AND currently enrolled (or accepted into) a > >> post-secondary academic program as of May 17, 2021 or have graduated > from a > >> post-secondary academic program between December 1, 2020 and May 17, > 2021 > >> to apply to the GSoC program. > >> > >> > >> - What this means is that now the program will be open to folks > >> participating in a variety of different academic programs, not just > >> accredited university programs. This includes licensed coding camps, > >> community colleges, and many other programs that may not be > accredited yet > >> but are post-secondary academic programs. > >> > >> These changes were made to help find more diverse students who we hope > will > >> stay involved in your communities after their GSoC ends. We look > forward to > >> these changes and will definitely be getting feedback from all of you as > >> the 2021 program goes on to see what is working and what we should > consider > >> adjusting for any possible future program. > >> > >> The program announcement > >> < > https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/10/google-summer-of-code-2021-is-bringing.html > > > >> , timeline <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline>, > marketing > >> materials > >> <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/marketing> > (slide > >> deck, flyers), FAQs <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq > >, > >> and short videos <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/videos> > with > >> tips for mentors and students are all available. You'll also notice the > >> 2020 program has now been archived > >> <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2020/organizations/>. > >> > >> *Organizations* -- If you would like to apply for the 2021 program > please > >> start thinking about the ~175 hr projects you would like students to > work > >> on and also reach out to your community members to ask if they would > like > >> to be mentors for the program. Having a thorough and well thought out > list > >> of Project Ideas is the most important part of your application. > >> > >> Encourage other open source orgs to apply -- Please also consider > >> encouraging other open source projects to apply and be a first time GSoC > >> org - we’re hoping to accept more orgs in 2021 than ever before with a > good > >> number of them being first time orgs. When orgs apply they can put your > org > >> down as a reference. > >> > >> *Please note that Org applications will open on January 29th. * > >> > >> We are looking forward to another exciting year of GSoC! > >> > >> For any questions about the programs please email us at > gsoc-s...@google.com > >> <https://groups.google.com/> > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Stephanie Taylor > >> > >> GSoC Program Lead > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > >> email to gsoc-mentors-announce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto: > gsoc-mentors-announce%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gsoc-mentors-announce/81a3ac0c-8ab5-44f3-9f1c-d2e6c74b0618n%40googlegroups.com > >> < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gsoc-mentors-announce/81a3ac0c-8ab5-44f3-9f1c-d2e6c74b0618n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > > > >> . > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Maxim > -- Best regards, Maxim
