<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to remind potential students that the application period will end Apr 9, see timeline [1].</div><div>The earlier you submit your proposal, the more chances you have to refine it according to mentors/community feedback, hence the more chances to be successful. See also [2].</div><div><br></div><div>Usually, last minute submissions result into failure, <b>it is time to submit your proposals already</b>. <br></div><div>We privilege quality over quantity, so please, spend time to write a good proposal, <b>submit it in draft mode</b> and flesh it with the comments, clarifications and requests from mentors before the deadline. <br></div><div><br></div><div>For your convenience, this year you can download the template from github [3].
It is not mandatory to use github to fill the proposal, but <b>using the template is mandatory</b>. <br></div><div>For more tips on how to write a proposal, see [4], and have a look at [5] too.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,<br></div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline</a></div><div>[2] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students</a></div><div>[3] <a href="https://github.com/OSGeo/gsoc/blob/master/proposal_template.md">https://github.com/OSGeo/gsoc/blob/master/proposal_template.md</a></div><div>[4] <a href="https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/writing-a-proposal">https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/writing-a-proposal</a></div><div>[5] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN7uGCg5vLg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN7uGCg5vLg</a><br></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666">Margherita Di Leo</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>