John Hunter Matplotlib Summer Fellowship
The John Hunter Matplotlib Summer Fellowship, named in memory of Matplotlib creator John Hunter, sponsors one to two students to work full-time for 3 months on Matplotlib during the summer (in the northern hemisphere), supervised and mentored by a senior contributor from the project. The fellowship is designed to help prepare recipients to become active contributors and core maintainers of Matplotlib.
2018 Fellowship Details
Eligibility:
- Enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at any accredited university
Requirements:
- proficiency with Python
- familiarity with NumPy, pandas, and Matplotlib
- working knowledge of git
Helpful butnot required:
- Familiarity with Altair or Vega-Lite
- Familiarity with concept of visualization grammars
- Familiarity with declarative visualization programming: ggplot, vega-lite
Award Amount:
$6,000 for 10 weeks of full-time work over the summer. Exact dates are flexible.
Progress Tracking:
There will be weekly check ins + project tracking via a projects board on GitHub, plus discussions via Gitter/GChat/GitHub team conversations.
High-level goals:
- Modular code: the scales work may be re-usable by ipywidgets and Bokeh
- Leave clear path to implement features not done at end
About John Hunter
John Hunter was the creator ofMatplotlib and one of the founding board members of NumFOCUS. Husband to Miriam and father to three daughters—Clara, Ava, and Rahel—was diagnosed with cancer in late July 2012. He passed away on August 28, 2012 from complications arising from necessary cancer treatment.