Hello everyone,

TLDR; Wikimedia will soon be applying as a mentoring organization to Google Summer of Code 2021 <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com> [1] and Outreachy Round 22 <https://www.outreachy.org/> [2]. The application submission deadline for GSoC is February 20th, and Outreachy is March 7th. We are currently working on a list of interesting project ideas to include in the application. If you have some ideas for coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, outreach, research) projects, share them here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270429 [3].


Timeline

As a mentor, you will be engaging potential candidates in the application period for GSoC between March 10th – April 13th, and for Outreachy between March 15th – April 16th. During this time, you will help candidates make small contributions to your project and answer any project related queries. You will be working more closely with the accepted candidates during the coding period between May-August.


Project ideas

We have started compiling a list of projects that you can take a look at here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021 [4],
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_22 [5]

If you don’t have an idea in mind and would like to pick one from an existing list, check out these projects: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/ [6]

Through GSoC, you can mentor only coding but with Outreachy also non-coding projects (including design, documentation, translation, outreach, etc.).

Note that GSoC has some changes this year, including:
Please keep these changes in mind while sharing your project ideas.


Some tips for proposing projects
To learn more about the roles and responsibilities of a mentor, visit our resources on MediaWiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors [8], https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors [9].

Cheers,
GSoC 2021 and Outreachy Round 22 Administrators

[1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com
[2] https://www.outreachy.org/
[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270429
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_22
[6] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/
[7] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/
[8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors
[9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors