If anyone is thinking of Google summer of code projects this may be a way to apply.
Barry > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Arliss Collins <[email protected]> > Subject: Google Summer of Code 2026 & NumFOCUS > Date: January 22, 2026 at 9:50:23 AM EST > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > Message-Id: > <1769093422652.5f4eaa5d-f7e5-4791-94bc-035216e66...@bf08x.hubspotemail.net> > > > Hello, Projects! > > We hope you are well. Google has officially announced > <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://d4jbd104.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/OT*113/d4JBd104/VW4P4b3rp_9JW5kf6Mm2_-kZtW5GRJ1L5JCvm4N2bpc0v3m2nnW6N1vHY6lZ3pQW1k91rS3gjKs-W4rRNDB15xQ3pW52v5R323dN3rW8Gltw_2hQwBmW1S52HP1lR3DMW1YGtYQ6tPV-WW1QNz167P0Xp_W11ZgxW1zkpdQW4FMQrW2-wJLLW1P1PLm42-ZSGW6Vc-4l9l7WC-W8KLBtt2qVb4NW1XP9zt6-5LGcW4nSsPW3sT3F3W9cJ7my3k8cQkW3wC8pD17yCD6W5f5yZp5BF_DCVbG56d6zHJVVW3TSxhj3DfC3HN6NlxplH0vdkW801NwX3l7P7zW1Dn_L632wRD9dwq9d-04__;Kw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!Yza4IqE9Qj-aW7WaT3BdqQA_DBYVFFh1er2Q2eo7owE_ZDR9eoxmcBOOqSyAea191K0T9bg3M9qTB_QKwN223g$ > > the 22nd iteration of Google Summer of Code (GSoC), and we are pleased to > share that NumFOCUS will be applying again as a mentoring organization for > GSoC 2026. > > Key updates: > Organization applications: January 19 – February 3, 2026 > Project focus: GSoC continues to welcome a wide range of open source > projects. For 2026, there is increased emphasis on AI/ML and Security, > alongside areas such as science, data, cloud, development tools, medicine, > and media. > Encouragement for individual applications: Google’s selection process is not > well suited to umbrella organizations. We strongly encourage projects that > can apply independently to do so. We are happy to provide guidance to > first-time applicant projects. Please reach out early if interested. > Project sizes: Contributors may propose projects in three sizes - small (90 > hours), medium (175 hours), or large (350 hours). However, because our > available slots and administrative capacity are limited, we strongly > encourage projects to prioritize medium and large proposals and to submit > few, if any, ideas at the small level. If this guidance creates challenges > for your project or potential contributors, please contact us so we can > discuss options. > We are also delighted to share that Henry Kironde and Rohit Goswami will > return as GSoC Administrators for 2026. > > This year we want to go bigger and better!. > If you would like to participate in GSoC 2026 under the NumFOCUS umbrella, > please review the NumFOCUS GSoC GitHub > <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://d4jbd104.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/OT*113/d4JBd104/VW4P4b3rp_9JW5kf6Mm2_-kZtW5GRJ1L5JCvm4N2bpc0P3m2nnW7lCdLW6lZ3k_W6hgHYb5t8MsZW9558fr57nxNkW6hQNqd5FlK2cW97TcLC4r74qpW4ynZtY1Lh9_pW5PBJvG2MM95YN7tR4mYBbc1RW1-SX4S5g2V5HW5lxLnK8CSMqLW2wDdkx4w7v-8N7mY05-N-fynN6x2m3jxShHRW7rGjd87NG6MmV7q5GX6RrfdgVT3m6_7rZXTHW11_-7x88HccdW7GztDr5JvrQ1W442DxV5VqcGYW846mPP7kK8JJW79mCsM2MV_0HVTkwdr3LLmrNN6040jl972SPW47ltVV9d0hKtW6nDs3V3pvsmPf3zGMQ604__;Kw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!Yza4IqE9Qj-aW7WaT3BdqQA_DBYVFFh1er2Q2eo7owE_ZDR9eoxmcBOOqSyAea191K0T9bg3M9qTB_RdOjrSuw$ > > repository and contact the administrators as soon as possible to get your > ideas added: > Henry Kironde <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Rohit Goswami <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another impactful > year of collaboration and innovation. > Best regards, > The NumFOCUS GSoC Team > NumFOCUS, P.O. 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