We held a meeting today. See the notes and a photo: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Summer+2026 James Dailey
On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM Aman Mittal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Fineract Community, > > On behalf of the GSoC program team, we are thrilled to announce the > selected candidates for Google Summer of Code 2026! > > We received many strong proposals this year, and after careful review, we > are excited to welcome these excellent contributors to the Apache Fineract > community for the summer. > > Please join us in congratulating the following contributors: > > - > > *New Command Processing Infrastructure* > - > > *Contributor:* Nidhi Bhawari > - > > Link to Project > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/ZzWBmslv> > - > > *Fineract-Client-Feign usage for Integration Tests* > - > > *Contributor:* Krishna Mewara > - > > Link to Project > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/yRedsyg7> > - > > *Create a new Backend for Frontend and Frontend POC for Apache > Fineract* > - > > *Contributor:* Edward Kang > - > > Link to Project > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/HDgC9iuv> > - > > *Foundational Loan Origination POC: External LOS Service and Survey > for Apache Fineract* > - > > *Contributor:* Sujan Kumar MV (CR1TIC4L) > - > > Link to Project > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/m115hcVw> > - > > *BI connector and demonstration* > - > > *Contributor:* Aira Jena > - > > Link to Project > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/WmYsksGR> > > ------------------------------ > A Message to All Other Candidates > > To all the students and candidates who were not selected this year: *thank > you*. We deeply appreciate the hard work, enthusiasm, and time you > invested in exploring Fineract, engaging with the community, and writing > your proposals. > > The selection process is incredibly competitive, and we have a very > limited number of slots. Having to turn away great proposals and passionate > developers is always the hardest part of the GSoC program. > > Please remember that GSoC is just one pathway into open source. You do not > need to be a GSoC participant to be a valued contributor to Apache > Fineract. We highly encourage you to stick around, keep contributing, and > continue building your engineering skills with us. The community is always > here to support you, and your PRs are always welcome! > ------------------------------ > Upcoming Community Meeting & Bonding > > For our selected contributors, the Community Bonding period begins now. We > look forward to seeing you all active on the mailing list, getting your > local setups finalized, and preparing for a great summer of code. > > To kick things off and get everyone acquainted, we are planning a *Community > Meeting on May 14/15th*. > > Please let us know your availability by filling out the poll below so we > can find a time that works best for everyone: > https://www.when2meet.com/?36474064-yxhqk > > Regards, > > Fineract GSOC program team (James, Tofunmi, Aman, Christian, Atilla) > >
