[Indic-computing-users] Fw: [Indlinux-group] RGF-Sarai, CSDS FLOSS fellowships: Call for proposals.

[Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...>]

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Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 17:04:49 +0530
From: Gora Mohanty <go...@sa...>
To: prc <pr...@sa...>, ilugd <il...@li...>,
Indlinux-hindi <Ind...@li...>, indlinux-group
<ind...@li...> Subject: [Indlinux-group]
RGF-Sarai, CSDS FLOSS fellowships: Call for proposals.


Hello all,
   Below is an invitation for proposals for the RGF-Sarai
CSDS programme for short-term FLOSS fellowships. Please feel
to circulate this far and wide. The deadline for submission
of proposals is the 25th of June. Please feel free to address
any queries with regards to this to fl...@sa.... 

Regards,
Gora
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                        Call for proposals:
              RGF-Sarai, CSDS, short-term FLOSS fellowships

1      Introduction

The Sarai programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing
Societies, Delhi (http://www.sarai.  net) is pleased to announce
fellowships for projects related to Free/Libre and Open Source
Software (FLOSS) activities.  This year, we have partnered with the
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) who are providing support for work in
the specific area of computing, and localisation in five Indian
languages, namely, Assamese, Hindi, Kashmiri, Oriya, and Urdu. We also
invite proposals from projects in other FLOSS areas, especially ones
that are relevant to educational, social, and community needs. Any
project that meets the criteria given below is eligible for the
fellowships, but we are particularly interested in:

     o Indian language computing, including work on fonts, rendering,
       locales, input methods, spell-checking, etc., as well as in
       advanced technologies like OCR, handwriting recognition, and
       speech-to-text.

     o Localisation into Indian languages of user interfaces, and
       translation of help documents for FLOSS applications.

     o In the interest of sustained development, we would like to see
       the enhancement of, and extensions for projects funded as part
       of past Sarai FLOSS fellowships.  In particular, we draw
       attention to NewsRack (http://newsrack.in), Hindawi
       (http://www.indicybers.com), and ApnaOpus
       (http://apnaopus.var.cc).

     o Documentation for users of FLOSS tools, particularly in the
       area of Indian language computing.  The production of video
       tutorials would be welcome.

     o Development of graphics, multimedia, and publishing tools. This
       would include applications for audio/video editing, animation,
       and desktop publishing.  Enhancement of existing FLOSS tools is
       especially encouraged.

     o Putting together, distributing, and supporting a complete
       Indian language distribution, using FLOSS operating systems,
       and tools.

     o  Collaboration software, and groupware solutions.

     o Writing Linux device drivers, and front-ends for common
       hardware, such as wireless cards, graphics cards, scanners, and
       printers.

     The other significant difference from past practice is that we
will be asking for more of a collaborative approach from the
fellows, both among one another, and with people at Sarai.  The
collaboration need not be in the actual development, but can consist
of an ongoing conversation about one's work, its direction, and
current status.  While this has been an implicit expectation in the
past, this time we are making the requirement explicit.  The exact
details of these will be worked out with the selected fellows, but
will include things like discussions over IRC, email, and postings on
the Sarai Project Resource Centre (PRC) mailing list. Fellows will
also be asked to prepare a timeline for the projects, with
intermediate milestones, and will be expected to adhere to them.

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2      Applying for the fellowships

We invite students, developers, researchers, and practitioners
interested in the FLOSS arena to apply for the fellowships.  While
there is no prescribed format for the applications, we expect them to
be in sufficient detail for a reviewer to sensibly evaluate them.
Attention to details, such as a plan of work that addresses what is
possible to accomplish within the limited project period, a projection
of how the work might be continued after that, and a discussion of the
possible impact of the project, is strongly recommended. In
particular, we will look favourably on projects aimed at eventual
deployment, rather than development per se.  Please mail your
application, along with a resume, to fl...@sa... , with the
subject line of "RGF-Sarai FLOSS fellowships". As this information is
intended to be public, also subscribe to the PRC mailing list at
https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/prc, and post a copy there,
failing which your final proposal will be forwarded there by one of
us.  Enquiries are invited at fl...@sa... , and on the PRC list,
including questions on how to frame proposals.  The last date of
submission is midnight IST on Sun., June 25th, 2007. The projects will
run for a total of about six months, with a final workshop to be held
at Sarai, CSDS, Delhi, where the fellows will be expected to present a
summary of their work. Besides this, as part of our engagement with
the RGF, we will be holding workshops in regional locations, and the
FLOSS fellows will be asked to be present at events local to them. The
total amount of the fellowship will be Rs. 70, 000.


3 Conditions

Applicants should have a valid bank account in any bank operating in
India. These are support grants, and the fellows are free to pursue
their primary occupations in parallel, as long as they keep working
on proposed projects.  The fellows must be willing to make a release
of their final work under any open-source licence approved by the
Open Source Initiative (OSI). Please see under
http://www.opensource.org/licenses for a complete list. Proposals from
teams, partnerships, collectives, and faculty on the behalf of a group
of students are welcome, so long as the grant amount is administered
by a single individual, and the funds are deposited in a single bank
account in the name of an individual.
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