The complete timeline is in [1] So the deadline for the applications is february 19th.
[1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline Regards On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 12:19 AM Massimiliano Cannata < massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch> wrote: > Hi vicky, > Thanks for the update. > > Do you have deadlines/timeline for osgeo to participate in the program? > > Best, > Maxi > > Il gio 28 gen 2021, 16:37 Vicky Vergara <vi...@georepublic.de> ha scritto: > >> Hello Community >> >> I would like a small summary about the difference between last year and >> this year: >> >> 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). >> Reasoning from GSoC administrators: >> >> >> - 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. >> >> >> 1. >> >> *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. >> 2. >> >> *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. >> >> Regards >> Vicky Vergara >> GSoC Mentor since 2015 >> >> -- >> >> Georepublic UG (haftungsbeschränkt) >> Salzmannstraße 44, >> 81739 München, Germany >> >> Vicky Vergara >> Operations Research >> >> eMail: vi...@georepublic.de >> Web: https://georepublic.info >> >> Tel: +49 (089) 4161 7698-1 >> Fax: +49 (089) 4161 7698-9 >> >> Commercial register: Amtsgericht München, HRB 181428 >> CEO: Daniel Kastl >> >> >> -- >> This message has been checked by SUPSI mail-scanner and is believed to be >> clean. >> > -- > This message has been checked by SUPSI mail-scanner and is believed to be > clean. > -- Georepublic UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Salzmannstraße 44, 81739 München, Germany Vicky Vergara Operations Research eMail: vi...@georepublic.de Web: https://georepublic.info Tel: +49 (089) 4161 7698-1 Fax: +49 (089) 4161 7698-9 Commercial register: Amtsgericht München, HRB 181428 CEO: Daniel Kastl
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