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==Want to become a Joomla Google Summer of Code student?==
We welcome all enthusiast students to work with Joomla for Google Summer of Code. We encourage you to “do your homework” studying about the GSoC program. This will help you to make an informed decision. Here are some resources for students to get familiar with the program:

*Learn about [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq GSoC]
*Go through the [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/manual Student Manual] on GSoC Site
*Decide if you are [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq?hl=en#whos_eligible_to_participate_as_a_student_in_google_summer_of_code eligible]
*Read the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/student Student Participation Agreement] from Google.
*Go through the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/rules/ Rules for Program] on GSoC Site
*Examine the list of available [[GSOC_2019_Project_Ideas|project ideas]] in Joomla for GSoC 
**If you do not see any interesting projects from the proposed ideas, we encourage you to contact [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/jgsoc/ Joomla GSoC mailing list] and propose a new idea.
*Start working on the project proposal.
*Community and mentors are waiting in the [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/jgsoc-2016/ Joomla GSoC mailing list] to help you with that!
*Register in [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ GSoC] as a student (after student registrations open)
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Over the years we have seen many successful student projects. Here are a few tips for students to get an edge over their proposal.

*Get familiar with the Joomla Project.
**Setup Joomla on your computer. See [[Portal:Beginners|Joomla for Beginners]] and for Joomla 4, see [[J4.x:Setting_Up_Your_Local_Environment|this tutorial]].
**Setup Joomla [[Setting_up_your_workstation_for_Joomla_development|development environment]].
*Start contributing to the Project and engage with the Community.
**Contribute to the [[JDOC:How_to_Contribute_to_Joomla!_Documentation|documentation]].
**Contribute to the development (See the [https://issues.joomla.org/ Issue Tracker]).
***Fix some known issues.
***Support in verifying fixed issues.
***Help us in strengthening the unit test coverage.
**Help others by answering their questions (See [https://forum.joomla.org/ Joomla Forums]).
*Start early discussing your proposal with the community on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jgsoc Joomla GSoC Mailing list].

==Selection Criteria==
We will select the best proposals based on the following criteria:<br />
''(The quantity of students depends on the number of Joomla projects accepted in GSoC)''

*The quality of the proposal and its priority for Joomla Project.
*Engagement of the student with the community and potential mentors.
*Contributions by the student to the Joomla Project & Community.
*Contributing to other Open Source Projects is a plus. 
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::<big>'''We are waiting for your proposal! :)'''</big>

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[[Category:Google Summer of Code]]
[[Category:Google Summer of Code 2018]]
[[Category:Google Summer of Code 2019]]
[[Category:Google Summer of Code 2020]]
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