Respected Mam
I did liked to know, how students can get mentors if they want to participate in GSOC 2023 and contribute for Wikimedia
Regards,
Avez Qureshi

On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 at 05:01, Srishti Sethi <ssethi@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello everyone,

TLDR; Wikimedia will soon be applying as a mentoring organization to Google Summer of Code 2023 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2023> [1] and Outreachy Round 26 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_26> [2]. 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 by February 7th here: <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326991> [3]. For non-coding projects that can be promoted via Outreachy, there are only two available slots, which will be allocated to mentors on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Timeline
As a mentor, you will engage potential candidates in the application period for both programs between March and April. You will help candidates make small contributions to your project and answer any project-related queries during this time. You will work more closely with the accepted candidates during the coding period between May and August.

Tips for proposing projects
* Follow this task description template when you propose a project in Phabricator: <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects> [4]. You can also use this workboard to pick an idea if you don't have one already. Add #Google- Summer-of-Code (2023) or #Outreachy (Round 26) tag.
* Project should require an experienced developer ~15 days and a newcomer ~3 months to complete.
* Each project should have at least two mentors, including one with a technical background.
* Ideally, the project has no tight deadlines, a moderate learning curve, and fewer dependencies on Wikimedia's core infrastructure. Projects addressing the needs of a language community are most welcome.

Learn more about the roles and responsibilities of mentors on MediaWiki.org: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors> [5], <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors> [6]. 

Cheers,
Srishti

[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2023

[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_26

[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326991

[4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/

[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors

[6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors

Srishti Sethi
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation

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