Sample Proposal

The basic motive behind the proposal is to analyse how proficient the student's understanding is regarding the project, along with their past work experiences and understanding about open source. It also entails their motives for taking up this programme, and their expectations regarding the learning that comes along with it.

Proposal should enlight the following points:

1. What are your programming languages of choice and how do they relate to the project? Their expectations from the C4GT projects.
2. It must describe the working and functions of the project along with any problems or hurdles faced during the development and solutions to it if any.
3. It describes their approach and how did they implement their ideas or solutions, along with milestones.
4. Categorization in milestones along with the project timeline and the chronology.
5. Provide details about the availability w.r.t to your classes and exams schedule.
6. Also add the personal details of yours with the past experience and other open source contributions.

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Title: Short and precise.

Synopsis: Based on the format, start your proposal with a summary, designed to convince the reviewer to read the rest of the proposal.

1. Relevant skills and motivation

   1. What are your languages of choice and how do they relate to the project?
   2. What is your motivation to apply for this project?

2. Project Details

   1. Project Overview
      1. Working
      2. Problems (if any)
      3. Solutions
   2. Implementation Details
      1. Milestone 1
      2. Milestone 2
      3. Milestone 3

3. Timeline

4. Future Development

5. Availability

   1. When do your classes and exams finish?
   2. Do you have a full­ or part-time job or internship planned for this summer?
   3. How many hours per week do you have available for a summer project?

6. Personal Background

   1. About me
   2. Education
   3. Relevant work experience with the proposed tech stack
   4. Any prior experience with open source development?
   5. Why me?

7. Thanking Note