Hello Mifos community, It's that time of year again and the Mifos Initiative is looking to participate in Google Summer of Code once more. We have already confirmed our participation in this year's Code For GovTech program.
This would be our thirteenth year of participation in GSOC . Org applications for GSOC don't open till Jan 27 and aren't due till Feb 11 but we want to get a headstart by ensuring we have a deep list of committed mentors as well as a strong list of projects and ideas as part of our application. *To express interest in mentoring, please fill the form out at https://forms.gle/7X5c138tDJnmKTzC9 <https://forms.gle/7X5c138tDJnmKTzC9>* *If you have ideas you'd like to list, please fill out this form at https://forms.gle/HrpWFyuvneXfjser8 <https://forms.gle/HrpWFyuvneXfjser8> * If we are accepted I want to be deeply cognizant of having a committed set of mentors and backup mentors who will be available for the duration of the program to mentor their students in an engaged fashion. Last year we had a couple of mentors take on a large burden and that makes it a challenge to provide the ideal mentoring experience for our interns. GSOC still represents a great way to attract highly talented individuals and begin to pass the torch onto the next generation of contributors so it's a great way for our more seasoned community members to participate and give back. We have mentors carrying over from last year who have expressed their interest and their commitment to mentor this year but we're still seeking more so we can have redundancy and ensure we deliver our interns the enriching experience and professional and personal growth they deserve. Under the umbrella of the Mifos Initiative, we will focus on our Mifos X core banking distribution and ancillary integrations and modules, our mobile and web apps for staff and customers, Mifos Gazelle, Payment Hub EE, Security, AI-related projects, as well DPG integrations. We'll hear back on the status of our application by Feb 27 and if accepted, interns can begin applying March 24. We'll be adding our mentors and refining our ideas list at: https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/RES/pages/4271669249/Google+Summer+of+Code+2025+Ideas If you have any questions please contact me or or other org admins @David Higgins <dhigg...@mifos.org> and @Rahul Goel <rahul.usi...@gmail.com> Later on, we will schedule a community-wide Zoom meeting to have a discussion on potential ideas and answer questions of prospective mentors The changes that took place in 2022 have carried over to the current version of the program. These major changes are listed below. (1) Starting in 2022, the program will be *open to all newcomers of open source* that are 18 years and older, *no longer focusing solely on university students**.* (2) GSoC Contributors will be able to choose from multiple size projects ~90 hours (small) ~175 hours (medium) and 350 hours (large). (3) Google is building increased flexibility around the timing of projects - there is an option to extend the standard 12 week coding time frame to a maximum of 22 weeks More on the 2025 program can be found at https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources including resources to promote GSOC at your local university Thanks, Ed Cable & David Higgins
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