GSoC 2018 - Your project ideas

[Seb]

On Sunday, 10 December 2017 at 13:01:43 UTC, Mengu wrote:
> On Tuesday, 5 December 2017 at 18:20:40 UTC, Seb wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2018 is about to start soon [1] 
>> (the application period for organizations is in January 2018).
>> Hence, I would very happy about any project ideas you have or 
>> projects which are important to you.
>> And, of course, if you would be willing to mentor a student, 
>> please don't forget to tell me.
>> You can always reach me via mail (seb [at] wilzba [dot] ch) or 
>> on Slack (dlang.slack.com). There's also a special #gsoc 
>> channel.
>>
>> [...]
>
> do i have to be an actual student in order to participate?

I redirect your question to Google's official FAQ: 
https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq#what_are_the_eligibility_requirements_for_participation

I hope this answers your question.