Google Summer of Code/2019

Wikimedia has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2019. The program runs from May 14 to August 14 (see below).

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Program timeline
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 * February 6 20:00 UTC - Mentoring organization applications due
 * March 25 18:00 UTC - Student application period begins
 * April 9 18:00 UTC - Student applications due
 * May 6 18:00 UTC - Accepted students announced
 * May 27 - August 26 - Coding period

Community bonding period
Here are some recommended steps for current interns:


 * Refine your project proposal with guidance from mentors.
 * Join Zulip to keep yourself up to date with the announcements related to the program and opportunities for participating in Wikimedia activities.
 * Write blog posts (first due by May 20th) in a language you are most comfortable with and add it to the Bi-weekly Reports page.
 * Add your updates about non-coding tasks (e.g., writing a blog post, joining Zulip, etc.) in the Accepted projects' Updates section above.
 * Setup your MediaWiki user page, link it with your name in the accepted projects section above and keep it up to date with your project work and reports. (e.g., User:Martyav, User:Amrit_sreekumar)
 * Stay in touch with Wikimedia technical discussions by subscribing to the mailing list: wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org.
 * Read stories from across the Wikimedia movement on Wikimedia Foundation’s blog.
 * Watch previous videos on Wikimedia technical topics here.

Ideas for projects
View ideas for projects promoted during the application period.

Contact

 * Reach out for general questions on the #gsoc19-outreachy18 Zulip chat or send an email to the organization administrators: Srishti Sethi (ssethi@wikimedia.org), Pratyush Singhal (psinghal20@gmail.com) and Derick Alangi (alangi.derick@wikipedia.de).
 * Ask a technical question on the Wikimedia Developer Support channel.