Preparing for GSoC 2026 with INCF – guidance on getting started

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Hi everyone,

I’m Apurva, a student beginning early preparation for GSoC 2026 and exploring opportunities to contribute to INCF-associated projects. I’d appreciate some guidance on how new contributors usually get started which INCF repositories are currently active, what types of beginner-friendly issues are good first contributions, and any general advice you might have for someone starting out.

My background is in Electronics Engineering with a minor in AI/ML, and I primarily work with Python. I’m keen to learn through hands-on open-source contributions and gradually become involved with the community.
Looking forward to learning from the community.
Thank You.

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Hello everyone, and thank you for initiating this discussion.

I’m Pragati, a Computer Science undergraduate with experience in Python and machine learning. I’m currently exploring the NWBWidgets repository and setting up the development environment to better understand the widget architecture and how it integrates with PyNWB.

I’ve previously contributed a documentation PR to the CSA repository and am looking forward to contributing more actively to the NWB ecosystem as I prepare for GSoC 2026.

I would appreciate any suggestions on beginner-friendly issues or areas where contributions are most needed.

Excited to learn and collaborate!

Best,
Pragati

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