[Documentation:Developer] GSOC 2026 applicant template

_docs/developer/google_summer_of_code/applicant_template.md

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 __We are thrilled to announce that Submitty has been accepted <br> to [Google
 Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/)!__
 
-_See also: [How to Apply to Submitty for Google Summer of Code 2026](/developer/google_summer_of_code/GSoC_application)_
+_See also:_ [How to Apply to Submitty for Google Summer of Code 2026](/developer/google_summer_of_code/GSoC_application)
+
+_See also:_ [Reports from previous Google Summer of Code participants](/developer/google_summer_of_code/index)
 
-_See also: [Reports from previous Google Summer of Code participants](/developer/google_summer_of_code/index)_
+To ensure that the Submitty Org Admins and Mentors have all of the
+information about your ideas, project plan, and availability for
+Google Summer of Code 2026, we ask you to please use the Submitty
+Applicant Template below.
 
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-__NOTE: The 2026 Submitty GSoC Application Template will be posted here on or before March 1st, 2026.__  Thanks for your patience.
 
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+# Submitty GSoC 2026 Application
 
-[comment]: <> **NOTE: The 20XX Submitty GSoC Template will be available for download
-[comment]: <>   when Google announces the organizations accepted for Google Summer
-[comment]: <>   of Code 20XX.**
 
+## Personal Information
 
+**Name:**  
 
-[comment]:_Submitty has applied for acceptance to [Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/).
-[comment]:The organizations selected for Summer 2026 Google Summer of Code will be announced in
-[comment]:[late February](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline)._
+**Github ID:**  
 
+**Email address:**  
 
-To ensure that the Submitty Org Admins and Mentors have all of the
-information about your ideas, project plan, and availability for
-Google Summer of Code 2026, we ask you to use the Submitty Applicant
-Template.
+**My skills, relevant coursework, and/or non-course experience that qualify me to work on this project:**  
+
+**My future career goals:**  
+
+<br>
+
+## Availability for Summer 2026
+
+**Start Date:**
+
+**End Date:**
+
+**My timezone:**
+
+**My typical weekly schedule & working hours for GSoC work period:**
+
+**Average number of working hours per week during GSoC work period:**
+
+**Approximate total number of working hours for GSoC 2026:**
+
+**Dates of vacations or other conflicts during the work period:**
+
+**Classes, other employment, or other time commitments during the work period:**
+
+<br>
+
+## Contributions & Engagement with Submitty Community:
+
+**Open Pull Requests (PRs):**
+
+**Merged Pull Requests (PRs):**
 
+**PRs authored by other developers that I reviewed and tested in detail:**
 
+**Existing bugs I found and reported with a Github Issue:**
 
+**Zulip conversations with other developers and GSoC mentors/admins:**
 
-The template will include:
+**Video mentoring session to discuss a PR I authored:**<br>
+**Name of mentor/reviewer:**<br>
+**Date of Video mentoring session:**
 
-* Your skills, relevant coursework, non-course experience, and future
-  career goals that qualify you to work on this project.
+<br>
 
-* Approximate schedule for the summer: start date, end date, and
-  number of hours of work per week.
+## Project Information
 
-* Description of any classes, employment, or other time commitments
-  during that time period.
+**Project Title:**
 
-* Engagement with the Submitty project team during the application
-  period.  This includes participation in public discussions on our
-  [Zulip server](/contact): asking technical questions about issues
-  and work-in-progress PRs, helping other prospective applicants with
-  installation hiccups and development problems, etc.
+**Project Size:**  (90 / 175 / 350) hours
 
-* Links to all GitHub pull requests to the Submitty organization and
-  their current status (submitted, reviewed, revised, approved,
-  merged).  _NOTE: significant/large pull requests take more time to
-  review for completeness and correctness.  It's ok if your work is
-  not merged before the GSoC application deadline._
+**Project Description:**
 
-* Links to all Submitty PRs authored by other developers that you have
-  reviewed.  _NOTE: reviews should be thoughtful and substantive with
-  specific details about how the code was manually tested and whether
-  any improvements to the code for readability/maintainability are
-  suggested.  PR reviews that simply comment "LGTM" are not as
-  helpful._
+**Project Deliverables:**
 
+**Project Timeline:**
 
-See also: [How to Apply to Submitty for Google Summer of Code 2026](/developer/google_summer_of_code/GSoC_application)
 
 
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