GSoC 2021 Student Applications Open and Deadline

[Gedare Bloom]

On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 11:26 AM Joel Sherrill <joel at rtems.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 12:13 PM Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
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>> As I recall, students can submit their 'final' PDF proposals multiple
>> times, so unless a student is not certain about submitting a proposal
>> to RTEMS, they should feel free to submit their drafts as final once
>> they have the bulk of it done. Probably should confirm that however.
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> Agreed. But they need to write proposals, get them reviewed and into
> the GSoC application system.
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We confirmed that students can submit/update their 'Final' PDF
proposal multiple times until the deadline.

> --joel
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>> Gedare
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>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 7:19 AM Joel Sherrill <joel at rtems.org> wrote:
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>> > Hi
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>> > I wanted to make sure all the students interested in GSoC 2021 with RTEMS were aware that the application period is open and that the deadline for applications is April 13 18:00 UTC.
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>> > This means you really need to get your proposal together soon to allow potential mentors to review it and provide guidance.
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>> > I have made suggestions to multiple students that it is important to do what you can to de-risk your project. For example, if you are porting software to RTEMS, make sure it works and you know how to use it before starting the port. It will make your life easier. This is really good advice but at this point you need to work on  your proposals.
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>> > Please do drafts in Google Docs and let mentors have access by name to at least comment.
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>> > Also do NOT want until the last minute to submit to Google. There are no deadlines and the site can get overloaded. You should be able to update your proposal on their site until the application period closes.
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>> > Thanks and good luck.
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>> > --joel
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