• A high-level description of what you plan to work on
• Specific details, key aspects and anticipated challenges.
• Break the project down into smaller tasks, and include an implementation plan and timeline.

• Name, email, links
• Education and relevant work experience

• What are your languages of choice and how do they relate to the project?
• Any prior experience with open source development?
• Please point us to a code sample you have written.
• Any prior experience in bioinformatics or cancer genomics (this is not a deal-breaker, we just want to understand your background)

The standard time for a project is 12 weeks, but there is flexibility to adjust it (from 10 to 22 weeks). See for more information the GSoC FAQ. We have both medium sized projects of about 175 hours and 350 hour projects

• Do you have any school, work or family obligations that you'd like us to be aware of?
• How many hours per week do you expect to work?