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Want to become a Mentor?

Mentors play a crucial role in the program by guiding students during projects' development. They will help and teach students, set realistic goals and review their code when needed. That's the reason why mentors should be familiar with the Joomla! code base. Mentoring for Google summer of Code requires commitment and dedicated time during the project period. Here are some resources for mentors to become familiar with the GSoC program.

• Decide if you are eligible.
• Go through the Mentor Manual on GSoC site.
• Go through the Rules for 2017 Program on GSoC Site.
• Read the Mentor Participation Agreement from Google.
• Examine the list of available project ideas in Joomla for GSoC 2017.
  • If you do not find any interesting projects based on your skill set, we would recommend you to propose a project idea using the Joomla GSoC Mailing list.
• Help students in the Joomla GSoC Mailing list.
• Register on GSoC 2017 site as a mentor (after mentor registrations open).