Round 1 of the NumFOCUS small development grants for 2020 are open. Let me know if you are interested in applying. Note that this is primarily for existing SymPy contributors who would like funding to work on a small SymPy project.
Here is the full information: Deadline for Proposal Submission: March 4, 2020 Projects will be Notified: April 13, 2020 Available Funding: Up to $5,000 per proposal Eligibility: Any NumFOCUS Fiscally Sponsored or Affiliated project may submit one proposal on behalf of the project per grant cycle. If you wish to solicit proposal ideas from your project community, the project leaders must organize their own review process to select the proposal that the leadership will put forward to NumFOCUS. Funding can be used for: code development; documentation work; website updates; workshops and sprints; educational, sustainability, and diversity initiatives; or other types of projects. Proposed work must be achievable within calendar year 2020. The call is open to applicants from any nationality and can be performed at any university, institute or business worldwide (US export laws permitting). Aaron Meurer On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 8:57 AM Aaron Meurer <asmeu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Round 3 of the NumFOCUS small development grants for 2019 are open. > See the first email in this thread for more information. The deadlines > for round 3 are > > 27 Oct 2019: deadline for proposal submissions > 18 Nov 2019: proposal acceptance notifications > > If anyone is interested in applying, let me know. > > Aaron Meurer > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 12:29 PM Aaron Meurer <asmeu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The next round of the numfocus grants are open. Here are the deadlines > > > > 7 July 2019: proposal submissions deadline > > 29 July 2019: successful proposals notified > > > > They have stated that we are allowed to resubmit prior proposals that > > were not accepted. > > > > If anyone is interested in apply for this, let me know. > > > > Aaron Meurer > > > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:37 AM Yathartha Joshi <yatharth...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am interested in this as well. > > > Shekhar, Aaron maybe we can collectively prioritize a list of things that > > > need to be accomplished in `SymEngine` as there seems to be a lot of > > > work. Also, there hasn't been a new release of SymEngine in a while, we > > > can set some benchmarks and work towards its next release. > > > > > > Regards > > > Yathartha Joshi > > > > > > On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 4:02:07 PM UTC+5:30, Shekhar Prasad Rajak > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hello Aaron, > > >> > > >> Thanks for clarifying. My most of the work is around Solvers module (but > > >> I am ready for any new things as well). > > >> I see that good amount of work is pending in SymEngine solvers and Ruby > > >> wrapper. > > >> When I see the SymEngine Ruby wrapper, I feel that we need better > > >> documentation, examples and need to update (refactor) the code (the last > > >> commit was on 12 Oct 2016 on symengine.rb ). > > >> I have gone through some related links : > > >> > > >> - Ruby wrappers for symengine > > >> - SymEngine's Python Wrappers and SymPy-SymEngine Integration > > >> - SymEngine-Solvers-Progress-report > > >> > > >> Here I focused on SymEngine Ruby wrapper, because I had completed the > > >> GSoC 2017 project under SciRuby after completion of GSoC 2016 under > > >> SymPy. > > >> > > >> Please let me know if you have any priority task that should be done in > > >> this Development Grants. > > >> > > >> Thanks and regards, > > >> Shekhar Prasad Rajak, > > >> Contact : +918142478937 > > >> Blog | Github | Twitter > > >> alternate email: shekha...@live.com > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thursday, 7 March 2019 23:36:52 UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: > > >>> > > >>> The point of the grant is to do any project relating to SymPy. These > > >>> are the projects that were already done in the past. We could submit a > > >>> proposal to do a project that is related to one that is already done, > > >>> but it does not need to be related. The project that did the 1.1 > > >>> release did a lot of work that doesn't need to be done again, such as > > >>> rewriting the script that does the release. And also as you noted, the > > >>> release notes are made automatically now, so that work does not need > > >>> to be done either. For the 1.4 release, we just need to fix a couple > > >>> of blocking issues (I think most already have PRs that just need to be > > >>> reviewed) https://github.com/sympy/sympy/milestone/51, then I can do > > >>> the release quite easily. > > >>> > > >>> If you are interested in this, I would suggest finding a project that > > >>> you are already familiar with. The grant would not be mentored like > > >>> GSoC, so it should be something that you can work on mostly > > >>> independently. > > >>> > > >>> Aaron Meurer > > >>> > > >>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:56 AM Shekhar Prasad Rajak > > >>> <shekharr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > Hello Aaron, > > >>> > > > >>> > I am interested for the project "SymPy 1.1 Release Support" - Small > > >>> > Development Grants. I read the project description and understood it. > > >>> > I can see that SymPy 1.3 has been already released, which was > > >>> > manually written. And release note 1.4 is getting updated by SymPy > > >>> > Bot automatically. > > >>> > So point > > >>> > > > >>> > > Writing release notes for the aforementioned approximately 500 > > >>> > > changes since version 1.0. > > >>> > > > >>> > is not required right? > > >>> > > > >>> > Hence that means project is all about : > > >>> > > > >>> > 1. Making sure any blocking issues are fixed before the release is > > >>> > made. ... > > >>> > 2. Update the automated script that does the actual release [ Can you > > >>> > please explain a bit this point? means what kind of update is > > >>> > required] > > >>> > 3. Make a release candidate, and fix any major issues that are found > > >>> > in it by the community. > > >>> > 4. Make the final release, including uploading the tarball to PyPI, > > >>> > and updating various websites. .. > > >>> > > > >>> > Please share any link related to previous year work on this project, > > >>> > so that I can understand it more clearly. > > >>> > > > >>> > -- > > >>> > > > >>> > Also, I found "SymPy: MatchPy C++ code generator for SymPy/symengine" > > >>> > project challenging. I try to understand the problem statement and > > >>> > going through some related links like : > > >>> > > > >>> > - GSoC 2017 Report Abdullah Javed Nesar: Rule based Integrator > > >>> > - GSoC 20187 Fina blog post > > >>> > > > >>> > Please let me know if you have any other link in mind, which shows > > >>> > the next part of the work done on this project. > > >>> > > > >>> > Thanks and regards, > > >>> > Shekhar Prasad Rajak, > > >>> > Contact : +918142478937 > > >>> > Blog | Github | Twitter > > >>> > Skype: shekhar.rajak1 > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > On Tuesday, 5 March 2019 02:21:08 UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: > > >>> >> > > >>> >> NumFOCUS runs this same grant program several times a year. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> The release support for the 1.1 release was this same grant from > > >>> >> 2017. > > >>> >> We also received the grant in Fall 2018 to reimplement MatchPy in C++ > > >>> >> in SymEngine > > >>> >> (https://numfocus.org/blog/fall-2018-open-source-development-grants). > > >>> >> Both projects were successful. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Both of these show the sort of thing that can be done with this > > >>> >> grant. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Aaron Meurer > > >>> >> > > >>> >> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 3:28 AM Shekhar Prasad Rajak > > >>> >> <shekharr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > Hello Aaron, > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > Please confirm the details link for Small Development Grants is > > >>> >> > : > > >>> >> > https://numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-small-development-grants-to-projects > > >>> >> > and project is " SymPy 1.1 Release Support" . > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > Regards, > > >>> >> > Shekhar Prasad Rajak, > > >>> >> > Contact : +918142478937 > > >>> >> > Blog | Github | Twitter > > >>> >> > Skype: shekhar.rajak1 > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > On Monday, 4 March 2019 08:44:12 UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> To clarify, this grant would be for someone who is already an > > >>> >> >> active > > >>> >> >> SymPy contributor. If you are new to SymPy, and a student, you > > >>> >> >> should > > >>> >> >> apply for Google Summer of Code, which is mentored. > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> Aaron Meurer > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 10:24 PM Aaron Meurer <asme...@gmail.com> > > >>> >> >> wrote: > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > NumFOCUS is running their CFP for $3000 grants again. The rules > > >>> >> >> > are > > >>> >> >> > the same as before. > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > The timeline is > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > Proposals due: Thurs. 28 March > > >>> >> >> > Acceptance Notifications: Fri. 19 April > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > Proposals must be submitted through the project (i.e., me), so > > >>> >> >> > if > > >>> >> >> > anyone is interested in applying let me know. > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > Aaron Meurer > > >>> >> >> > > > >>> >> >> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 2:58 PM Jason Moore > > >>> >> >> > <moore...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> >> >> > > > > >>> >> >> > > I'd like to see an application from some for one or the other: > > >>> >> >> > > > > >>> >> >> > > - Major documentation cleanup, restructuring to make it more > > >>> >> >> > > in line with the quality of other leading packages, and to > > >>> >> >> > > organize a sprint around this. > > >>> >> >> > > - Pull request downsizing: focus on triaging, completing > > >>> >> >> > > simple ones, and organizing a sprint to tackle harder ones. > > >>> >> >> > > > > >>> >> >> > > Jason > > >>> >> >> > > > > >>> >> >> > > moorepants.info > > >>> >> >> > > +01 530-601-9791 > > >>> >> >> > > > > >>> >> >> > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 8:07 PM, Aaron Meurer > > >>> >> >> > > <asme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> NumFOCUS is offering $3000 grants for work on its associated > > >>> >> >> > >> projects > > >>> >> >> > >> (see below for more information). > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> If anyone in the SymPy community is interested in applying > > >>> >> >> > >> for this > > >>> >> >> > >> let me know (only one proposal per project is allowed, so > > >>> >> >> > >> please let > > >>> >> >> > >> me know if you are interested in applying so we can > > >>> >> >> > >> coordinate in case > > >>> >> >> > >> multiple people are interested). > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> For those who don't know, I received a similar grant last > > >>> >> >> > >> year which > > >>> >> >> > >> paid for my work on the SymPy 1.1 release > > >>> >> >> > >> (https://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-small-development-grants-to-projects). > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> And in case you don't know, NumFOCUS is a nonprofit > > >>> >> >> > >> dedicated to open > > >>> >> >> > >> source scientific software, of which SymPy is a member > > >>> >> >> > >> project. You > > >>> >> >> > >> can find out more about NumFOCUS at https://www.numfocus.org/ > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Aaron Meurer > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >>> >> >> > >> From: Gina Helfrich <gi...@numfocus.org> > > >>> >> >> > >> Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 8:01 AM > > >>> >> >> > >> Subject: [NumFOCUS Projects] Call for Proposals - Small > > >>> >> >> > >> Development > > >>> >> >> > >> Grants - Summer 2018 > > >>> >> >> > >> To: Affiliated Projects <affil...@numfocus.org>, > > >>> >> >> > >> proj...@numfocus.org > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants - Summer 2018 > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> NumFOCUS invites proposals from its sponsored and affiliated > > >>> >> >> > >> projects > > >>> >> >> > >> for targeted small development grants. This is the second of > > >>> >> >> > >> three > > >>> >> >> > >> small grant cycles NumFOCUS plans to offer in 2018. > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used > > >>> >> >> > >> for. Code > > >>> >> >> > >> development, documentation work, educational, > > >>> >> >> > >> sustainability, and > > >>> >> >> > >> diversity initiatives, or other types of projects are all > > >>> >> >> > >> eligible. > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Only one application may be submitted per project (per grant > > >>> >> >> > >> funding cycle). > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> For examples of grants that were funded in the first round, > > >>> >> >> > >> see here: > > >>> >> >> > >> https://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-development-grants-to-open-source-projects-spring-2018 > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Available Funding: > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Up to $3,000 per proposal > > >>> >> >> > >> Allocated funding is $20,000 for this cycle; depending on > > >>> >> >> > >> the number > > >>> >> >> > >> and quality of proposals this may be adjusted up or down. > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Eligibility: > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Proposals must be approved by the leadership of a NumFOCUS > > >>> >> >> > >> sponsored > > >>> >> >> > >> or affiliated project. > > >>> >> >> > >> Proposed work must have a clear outcome, achievable within > > >>> >> >> > >> 2018. > > >>> >> >> > >> The call is open to applicants from any nationality and can > > >>> >> >> > >> be > > >>> >> >> > >> performed at any university, institute or business worldwide > > >>> >> >> > >> (US > > >>> >> >> > >> export laws permitting). > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Timeline: > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> 31 May 2018: Call for Proposals released > > >>> >> >> > >> 16 July 2018: deadline for proposal submissions > > >>> >> >> > >> 2 August 2018: successful proposals notified > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> How to Apply: > > >>> >> >> > >> > > >>> >> >> > >> Fill out this form - 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