Here is the timeline of expectations from our students and mentors.

Specific to GNOME

Deadline

Timeline

Status

January 29 19:00 UTC

Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google

February 19 19:00 UTC

Mentoring organization application deadline

February 19 - March 8

Google program administrators review organization applications

GNOME

Mentors discussion period

All potential mentors join the GSoC mentors private channel

March 9 19:00 UTC

List of accepted mentoring organizations published

✅ GNOME was accepted

March 9 - March 29

Potential student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations

March 29 18:00 UTC

Student application period begins

April 13 18:00 UTC

Student application deadline

May 3 18:00 UTC

Student slot requests due from Org Admins

✅ 10 to 14 slots requested

May 13 18:00 UTC

Student Project selections due from Org Admins

✅ 12 students selected

May 17 18:00 UTC

Accepted student projects announced

Community Bonding Period

Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects

GNOME

Community Bonding Period

Students create a Matrix ID and join our channels (either from Matrix on IRC)

GNOME

Community Bonding Period

All students join #soc:gnome.org (Matrix) or #soc (IRC, bridged to Matrix)

GNOME

Community Bonding Period

Students create a blog and open a ticket to syndicate it with GNOME Planet

June 7

Coding officially begins!

July 12 18:00 UTC

Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 1 evaluations

GNOME

July 16 12:00 UTC

Rehearsal of the GUADEC Lightning Talks

July 16 18:00 UTC

Phase 1 Evaluation deadline

GNOME

July 23 15:00 UTC

GUADEC Lightning Talks

Work Period

Students work on their project with guidance from Mentors

August 16 - 23 18:00 UTC

Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation

August 23 - 30 18:00 UTC

Mentors submit final student evaluations

August 31

Final results of Google Summer of Code 2021 announced

Outreach/SummerOfCode/2021/Timeline (last edited 2021-09-07 08:38:15 by ThibaultMartin)