In 2021 GSoD changed from a Google managed internship program to a Google managed grant program. At the time of this change we felt that the burden of designing a fundable program, writing the grant request, managing the reporting requirements of the grant, and navigating internal WMF constraints on earmarked grants were greater than the likely benefit to the movement. The team that would be responsible for this program has changed since that decision, but the constraints of the program and the effort required to manage the program generally have not in any way that is obvious to me.

I completely understand the difficulties of managing the overhead. I hope that with a new team some resources could be directed towards the program.

Hi @Frostly, Thanks for opening this task! I tried to set up Wikimedia as a participant in Google Season of Docs for 2023, but we ran into some issues with third-party payment processors that we weren't able to resolve in time. I'm hoping to get these resolved for the 2024 program, which is usually announced in January.

Good news! The Finance team has worked out the issues with the payment processors, and we're approved to apply to Google Season of Docs 2024, which was announced last week. Organizations can submit applications between February 22 and April 2.

While it's possible to submit multiple project proposals under different sub-organizations, we're planning to submit one project proposal since this is our team's first year running the program. We're still in the early stages of planning, but project ideas are welcome!