!! Application Requirements Update - Action Required

[Brian Exelbierd]

Attention Students,



I've received some updated information from Google and this had slightly
modified your application requirements.


Specifically, you **MUST** submit a PDF with your application. The PDF
should consist of the information from the supplemental application
requirements[0]. It should also contain any custom project you are
proposing, if any.


We are not allowed to consider students who do not submit this PDF. If
you have a problem getting the PDF submitted please contact Google and
CC me directly. It is expected that you can submit the PDF.


Students will not be judged on the visual layout of their PDF, however
all information must be readable. It is acceptable for you to submit PDF
printouts from the wiki.


I am sorry for this late change. I encourage you to do this as soon as
possible because applications are due soon.


I will update the wiki to reflect these requirements when I am next
at my desk.


Thank you for your interest and understanding. 



Regards,



bex 



0: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2017/Student_Application_Process#S...

[ahmed ayman]

but the application says that there are 3 stages 
1- the Draft
2- proposal
3- sharing the draft
then Submitting,, 
where should i apply this PDF and how about it's content if I'm applying for a
listed project idea
do you mean the ID and proof of enrolments?
regards.

[Amitosh Swain Mahapatra]

Hi Ahmed Ayman,

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 8:58 AM, ahmed ayman <ahmedayman055g(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  where should i apply this PDF and how about it's content if
> I'm applying for a listed project idea
>  do you mean the ID and proof of enrolments?
>  regards. 
You must upload a PDF of your proposal, along with the proof of
enrollment in the Google Summer of Code dashboard in order to be
considered for GSoC.

To submit a PDF, login to the summer of code dashboard, head over to
the "Organizations" page and select your desired organisation (such as
Fedora).

In the organization's page, click on "Submit Proposal". It takes you
to the proposal submit page. Add basic information about your
proposal, the proposal's tag, (ask your mentor about it),  give it a
title and add an abstract.

Share a draft, (it can be a Google doc or the link to the wiki page
where your proposal can be found, though you can skip it if your
mentor has already reviewed your draft).

Render your proposal as a PDF (as Brian mentioned, it can even be a
PDF rendering of your proposal's wiki page, which you can generate
using your browser) and submit it.

All the best for your proposal!

Regards,
Amitosh S.

[Utkarsh Anand]

Does that mean that the supplemental application has to be identical to the
PDF that we submit? Or, can the PDF be a superset of the supplemental
application?

On 31 March 2017 at 23:42, Brian Exelbierd <bex(a)pobox.com&gt; wrote:

>  Attention Students,
>
>  I've received some updated information from Google and this had slightly
>  modified your application requirements.
>
>  Specifically, you **MUST** submit a PDF with your application. The PDF
>  should consist of the information from the supplemental application
>  requirements[0]. It should also contain any custom project you are
>  proposing, if any.
>
>  We are not allowed to consider students who do not submit this PDF. If you
>  have a problem getting the PDF submitted please contact Google and CC me
>  directly. It is expected that you can submit the PDF.
>
>  Students will not be judged on the visual layout of their PDF, however all
>  information must be readable. It is acceptable for you to submit PDF
>  printouts from the wiki.
>
>  I am sorry for this late change. I encourage you to do this as soon as
>  possible because applications are due soon.
>
>  I will update the wiki to reflect these requirements when I am next at my
>  desk.
>
>  Thank you for your interest and understanding.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  bex
>
>  0: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2017/Student_Application_Process#
>  Supplemental_Application_Materials_on_the_Fedora_Project_Wiki
>
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>

[Brian Exelbierd]

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 04:49 PM, Utkarsh Anand wrote:

>  Does that mean that the supplemental application has to be identical
>  to the PDF that we submit? Or, can the PDF be a superset of the
>  supplemental application? 

Google's rules require us to use data found in the PDF to make our
decision. Therefore it is technically ok for that to be a superset of
what is in the wiki. However, I can't think of why you would do that so
perhaps you could provide some context for why this is necessary.


Regards,



bex 





>   
>  On 31 March 2017 at 23:42, Brian Exelbierd <bex(a)pobox.com&gt;
> wrote: 
> > __ 
> > Attention Students, 
>
>   
>> I've received some updated information from Google and this had
>> slightly modified your application requirements.
>
>   
>> Specifically, you **MUST** submit a PDF with your application. The
>> PDF should consist of the information from the supplemental
>> application requirements[0]. It should also contain any custom
>> project you are proposing, if any.
>
>   
>> We are not allowed to consider students who do not submit this PDF.
>> If you have a problem getting the PDF submitted please contact Google
>> and CC me directly. It is expected that you can submit the PDF.
>
>   
>> Students will not be judged on the visual layout of their PDF,
>> however all information must be readable. It is acceptable for you to
>> submit PDF printouts from the wiki.
>
>   
>> I am sorry for this late change. I encourage you to do this as soon
>> as possible because applications are due soon.
>
>   
>> I will update the wiki to reflect these requirements when I am next
>> at my desk.
>
>   
> > Thank you for your interest and understanding.  
>
>   
> > Regards, 
>
>   
> > bex  
>
>   
>> :
>>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2017/Student_Application_Process#Supp...
>
>   
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[ahmed ayman]

thanks bro :)
appreciate it!

[Utkarsh Anand]

The only reason why I wanted to do that was that the wiki page would become
longer. If that's ok, then I'm fine with it.

(OK, imma be more open source and make everything public ^_^ ) <--- Pardon
my language here, I'm just high on apple juice! :-P

On 1 April 2017 at 20:33, Brian Exelbierd <bex(a)pobox.com&gt; wrote:

>  On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 04:49 PM, Utkarsh Anand wrote:
>
>  Does that mean that the supplemental application has to be identical to
>  the PDF that we submit? Or, can the PDF be a superset of the supplemental
>  application?
>
>
>  Google's rules require us to use data found in the PDF to make our
>  decision. Therefore it is technically ok for that to be a superset of what
>  is in the wiki. However, I can't think of why you would do that so perhaps
>  you could provide some context for why this is necessary.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  bex
>
>
>
>  On 31 March 2017 at 23:42, Brian Exelbierd <bex(a)pobox.com&gt; wrote:
>
>
>  Attention Students,
>
>  I've received some updated information from Google and this had slightly
>  modified your application requirements.
>
>  Specifically, you **MUST** submit a PDF with your application. The PDF
>  should consist of the information from the supplemental application
>  requirements[0]. It should also contain any custom project you are
>  proposing, if any.
>
>  We are not allowed to consider students who do not submit this PDF. If you
>  have a problem getting the PDF submitted please contact Google and CC me
>  directly. It is expected that you can submit the PDF.
>
>  Students will not be judged on the visual layout of their PDF, however all
>  information must be readable. It is acceptable for you to submit PDF
>  printouts from the wiki.
>
>  I am sorry for this late change. I encourage you to do this as soon as
>  possible because applications are due soon.
>
>  I will update the wiki to reflect these requirements when I am next at my
>  desk.
>
>  Thank you for your interest and understanding.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  bex
>
>  0: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2017/Student_Applicat
>  ion_Process#Supplemental_Application_Materials_on_the_Fedora_Project_Wiki
>
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>

[Brian Exelbierd]

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 06:45 PM, Utkarsh Anand wrote:

>  The only reason why I wanted to do that was that the wiki page would
>  become longer. If that's ok, then I'm fine with it. 

You have have to do what you have to do. Remember, humans have to read
your application, so don't go long with no reason. We judge applications
on quality not printed weight :)


Regards,



bex 



>   
> (OK, imma be more open source and make everything public ^_^ ) <---
> Pardon my language here, I'm just high on apple juice! :-P
>   
>  On 1 April 2017 at 20:33, Brian Exelbierd <bex(a)pobox.com&gt;
> wrote: 
> > __ 
>
>   
>
>   
>
>   
>
>   
> > On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 04:49 PM, Utkarsh Anand wrote: 
>>> Does that mean that the supplemental application has to be identical
>>> to the PDF that we submit? Or, can the PDF be a superset of the
>>> supplemental application?
>
>   
>
>   
>> Google's rules require us to use data found in the PDF to make our
>> decision. Therefore it is technically ok for that to be a superset of
>> what is in the wiki. However, I can't think of why you would do that
>> so perhaps you could provide some context for why this is necessary.
>
>   
> > Regards, 
>
>   
> > bex  
>
>   
>
>   
>>
>   
>>
>   
> >> On 31 March 2017 at 23:42, Brian Exelbierd
> <bex(a)pobox.com&gt; wrote: 
>>
> > __ 
> >>> Attention Students, 
>>>
>   
>>>> I've received some updated information from Google and this had
>>>> slightly modified your application requirements.
>>>
>   
>>>> Specifically, you **MUST** submit a PDF with your application. The
>>>> PDF should consist of the information from the supplemental
>>>> application requirements[0]. It should also contain any custom
>>>> project you are proposing, if any.
>>>
>   
>>>> We are not allowed to consider students who do not submit this
>>>> PDF. If you have a problem getting the PDF submitted please
>>>> contact Google and CC me directly. It is expected that you can
>>>> submit the PDF.
>>>
>   
>>>> Students will not be judged on the visual layout of their PDF,
>>>> however all information must be readable. It is acceptable for you
>>>> to submit PDF printouts from the wiki.
>>>
>   
>>>> I am sorry for this late change. I encourage you to do this as soon
>>>> as possible because applications are due soon.
>>>
>   
>>>> I will update the wiki to reflect these requirements when I am next
>>>> at my desk.
>>>
>   
> >>> Thank you for your interest and understanding.  
>>>
>   
>>
> > Regards, 
>>>
>   
>>
> > bex  
>>>
>   
>>>> :
>>>>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2017/Student_Application_Process#Supp...
>>>
>   
> >>> _______________________________________________ 
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>>>> leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>>>
>   
>>
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[ahmed ayman]

Hey mr,bex! :)
I just submitted my draft , kindly could you check it out and tell me if there were any
feedback..
thank you,

[ahmed ayman]

Hi mr, Bex :)
I have just shared my draft
kindly could you check it out and tell me if there were any feedbacks to submit it by
tomorrow.
thanks,

[Brian Exelbierd]

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 09:48 PM, ahmed ayman wrote:
>  Hey mr,bex! :)
>  I just submitted my draft , kindly could you check it out and tell me if
>  there were any feedback.. 
The best people to solicit feedback from are your potential sponsors.

regards,

bex

> thank you,
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