# About Every year, Summer of Bitcoin partners with several open-source Bitcoin organizations. Each organization is represented by one or more mentors who provide a list of project ideas. The list of participating organizations and their project ideas will be published on the website by March 31, 2026. Learn more about past years' organizations [here](https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/past-programs). As an applicant, you're expected to select a project idea based on your skill set and interests, use the project idea as a starting point to write detailed project proposals. Project proposals are to be submitted on the portal by April 20, 2026. Instructions on how to submit proposals are shared separately over email. Candidates will be selected based on the quality of their project proposal, solutions to the bootcamp challenges and proactive contributions to the project they're applying to. You are free to propose your own project idea too, as long as that project idea is from one of the participating organizations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.summerofbitcoin.org/the-proposal-round/about.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.