Welcome to the many dozens of potential GSOC candidates. There's a lot of self-service information for you. Please see the thread below.
The Fineract GSOC candidates should join matrix. Also, https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2135. (do NOT comment on this, except to add additional people who should see it) To give you a sense of this, since the beginning of the year, 60 people requested access to the Jira, 22 potential candidates have joined the matrix channel so far, and about a dozen of those have started contributing with smaller pull requests. (note: You do not need Jira access to read tickets, review code, or add documentation.) The process that I understand: (and SEE MATRIX for ongoing discussion) 1) starting on the 16th of March, the GSOC program begins to accept applications. 2) Those applications should be related to tickets (projects) that are tagged as gsoc206. DO NOT work on those tickets until assigned via selection in May. 3) Work on related items or PRs that demonstrate capabilities can be tagged "gsoc-fineract-evidence". https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2494?jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20gsoc-fineract-evidence%20ORDER%20BY%20createdDate 4) We are open to other proposals from GSOC students, but you must work with a mentor, who will introduce themselves on Matrix. You can also tag those 'gsoc-fineract-evidence'. 5) There are very few slots, and few mentors. While I don't want to discourage, please keep in mind that at the moment - with available mentors - we can advance a maximum of three or four candidates for consideration. I'm seeking additional mentors but that's unlikely this year. Mentors are usually not able to mentor more than one candidate. 6) Consideration means that based on evaluations by Fineract and then across all projects at the ASF, the ASF GSOC team advances a fraction of the student proposals to GSOC at google. 7) We do not have the capacity to respond to DMs or other outreach—please do not reach out individually (privately) to the individual devs on the project . All communication should be public. Again, read the threads, join matrix, see the archives, spend time understanding the project. James PMC Chair On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM James Dailey <[email protected]> wrote: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/p8kr8cb9zb0v712ylltq2jhv0wdofb04 > > newcomer: please check the list archives like the linked email here. > > > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM James Dailey <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> GSOC candidates - [0] is a link. >> ... and thank you Victor for your comments below in other thread. >> >> A warm welcome to the GSOC candidates here and thank you for your >> proposals, ideas, and energy. >> >> To avoid some confusion - in the past, we have had Mifos GSOC projects >> discussed here and on the Mifos Slack. As Victor highlighted below, >> >> While Mifos's members are key contributors to Fineract(R), Mifos X is an >>> independent, end-to-end open-source solution that adds the UI, mobile apps, >>> and reporting tools on top of the Fineract backend. >> >> >> New this year, we are also having an Apache Software Foundation (the ASF) >> Fineract GSOC program. >> >> To keep this straight, if you are applying for a Mifos GSOC project (or >> any other Mifos coding efforts), your primary source of information is the >> Mifos #GSOC channel on slack, email list, confluence, and mifos jira[1]. >> >> If your specific code project at Mifos overlaps with Fineract code (i.e. >> requires changes to Fineract = MifosX backend), then tickets are also >> required in the Fineract Jira. [2] This is our longstanding practice. >> >> If you are applying for a Fineract GSOC project, your primary source of >> information will be the fineract wiki [3], this email (listserv), and >> Matrix account.[4] I invite all GSOC candidates to join Matrix and the >> GSOC channel there. >> >> As a community, we welcome you. As an open source project, the demands on >> our time are many. If you DM to someone, you may not get a response. There >> are many of you and few of us. Public discussion, if well forumulated, has >> a higher chance of getting a response but also not guaranteed. Apologies in >> advance. >> >> By well formulated, I mean you have spent the hours and hours going >> through the many resources available to you first: website, jira, >> documentation, tests, email archive, etc etc... before asking questions. >> >> I do not want to discourage anyone, but take small steps first. If you do >> not intend to work on fineract after GSOC, then speaking for myself, I >> invite you to consider carefully. The investment in time can be intense. >> Only a few of you will be selected for the Fineract GSOC program and even >> then, the allocated spots are not guaranteed. >> >> Conversely, documenting your onboarding experience in detail—pointing out >> the good and the bad to help the next person—is itself a contribution to an >> open source project. >> >> I will place some FAQs in the Matrix GSOC channel. We will introduce the >> mentors there and on the list. Victor's points below are valid. There are >> some issues which we will address in discussion. >> >> We will come back to this email (listserv) with summaries or important >> discussions. Good luck with the applications. The GSOC program opens for >> applications in mid-March. More information later. See you in the Matrix. >> (ha!) >> >> James >> Fineract PMC >> >> >> [0] a link such as https://fineract.apache.org >> >> [1] Mifos >> https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/MDZ/pages/90243316/Getting+started >> >> https://mifos.slack.com >> https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki >> >> [2] Fineract >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues >> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=91554327. >> (FAQ) >> >> [3] GSOC at Fineract >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Program+at+Fineract >> >> https://fineract.apache.org/docs/current/ (documentation) >> >> [4] Matrix >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/y972vl7xy7695w9zf7gj17fxvsztppjz >> >> Also, ASF vendor neutrality >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Vendor+Neutrality >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM VICTOR MANUEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I would like to clarify that Mifos Initiative creates the Mifos X >>> distribution, which is powered by the Apache Fineract(R) backend. While >>> Mifos's members are a key contributors to Fineract(R), Mifos X is an >>> independent, end-to-end open-source solution that adds the UI, mobile apps, >>> and reporting tools on top of the Fineract backend. >>> >>> Let's keep the independence of both organizations and the collaboration >>> is done by the individuals. >>> >>> Mentor's and another Apache Fineract community members must provide >>> clear information to the beginners. >>> >>> These are some Apache Fineract's GSOC ideas for this 2026 (taken from >>> previous email sent by James) >>> >>> The current GSOC Tickets are: >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2439 >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2440 >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2441 >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2442 >>> >>> They must have the tag "gsoc2026" and "mentor" to show up in the >>> listings. >>> >>> [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC >>> +Program+at+Fineract >>> [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/0z5bml66rx7klcnoj5f6cs77kmnj7h1t >>> <https://lists.apache.org/thread/0z5bml66rx7klcnoj5f6cs77kmnj7h1t> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Victor Romero >>> >> >> >> >> >
