Some of you on this list may be interested in Google Summer of Code or
Outreachy programs with the Wikimedia Foundation which are, in a
nutshell, initiatives through which you can have short-term paid
positions to work on the Wikimedia projects. Please read on if you're
interested.
Leila
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From: Gopa Vasanth <gopavasanth1999(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 3:53 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to apply to Outreachy and Google
Summer of Code program with Wikimedia!
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>,
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Cc: <ankitmaity(a)outlook.com>om>, <mahveotm(a)gmail.com>
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Hello folks,
We would like to invite you to apply to the Outreachy and Google
Summer of Code program with the Wikimedia Foundation (a non-profit
organization behind Wikipedia)!
About the Outreachy program
Wikimedia will be mentoring ~3 projects in the Outreachy program in
the May to August 2021 round. The initial applications are due
February 22nd at 4 pm UTC.
Apply today:
https://www.outreachy.org/apply/ [1]
Outreachy offers three-month internships to work remotely in Free and
Open Source Software (FOSS) projects with experienced mentors. The
internships may include programming, user experience, documentation,
illustration, and graphic design, or data science.
Outreachy internships run twice a year – from May to August and
December to March. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 USD for the
three months of work. They also have a $500 USD stipend to travel to
conferences and events. Interns often find employment after their
internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they
learned during their internship.
Outreachy is open to both students and non-students. Outreachy
expressly invites the following people to apply:
Women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people.
Anyone who faces under-representation, systematic bias, or
discrimination in the technology industry in their country of
residence is invited to apply.
Residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are
Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, Native American/American
Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
About the Google Summer of Code program
Wikimedia is planning to mentor 8-10 projects in 2021’s Google Summer
of Code (GSoC) program. Beginning March 9th, pending Wikimedia’s
acceptance as a mentoring organization, applicants can begin
discussing ideas with the mentors!
The student application will be due on April 13, 2021:
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ [2]
Google Summer of Code, now in its 17th year, is Google's summer
program for candidates participating in any academic programs who want
to get involved in open-source software. Over 6,626 students from 121
countries have already participated in the last year’s round i.e 2020
<https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/06/google-summer-of-code-2020-statistics.html>
[3]. Google Summer of Code is a unique program that pairs students
with mentors who introduce them to the open-source community and
provide guidance while they work on real-world open-source projects
during their summer break from university.
This year there are some new breaking changes in the GSoC program, including:
Smaller project size ~175 hr project (previously 350 hr)
Shortened coding period ~10 weeks long (previously 3 months)
Eligibility criteria redefined; the program is now open to candidates
participating in a variety of academic programs (previously accredited
university programs only)
Projects cover a wide range of fields including Cloud, Operating
Systems, Graphics, Medicine, Programming Languages, Robotics, Science,
Security and many more. It's a highly competitive program (and this
year is expected to be even bigger than last year), so don't wait
until the last minute to prepare!
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that hosts and
operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects.
Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential
to contribute something to our shared knowledge and that everyone
should be able to access that knowledge, free of interference. We host
the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading,
contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer
communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for
policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.
Resources
* Browse through the participants’ guides, to learn more about the
application process steps:
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants> [4]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Participants> [5]
* All the projects will be showcased here:
<https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/wikimedia/> [6]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021> [7]
We hope you will help us spread the word about Wikimedia’s
participation in these programs (by sharing this email)
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Gopa, Srishti, Pavithra, Ankit & Mahveotm (Wikimedia organization
administrators for GSoC & Outreachy)
[1]
https://www.outreachy.org/apply/
[2]
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
[3]
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/06/google-summer-of-code-2020-statis…
[4]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants
[5]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Participants
[6]
https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/wikimedia/
[7]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021
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Regards
Gopa Vasanth
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