Replace "students" with "participants" in current GSoC pages (#1870)

Author: Copilot

_activities/gsoc.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ layout: default
 
 ## Introduction
 
-[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com) is a program that allows students to contribute to the development of open-source projects, mentored by participating organizations.
+[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com) is a program that allows open-source beginners to contribute to the development of open-source projects, mentored by participating organizations.
 
 Particle physics is an exciting field where large collaborations of scientists collect
 and analyze petabytes of data from high-energy physics experiments, such as those at the Large Hadron Collider,
@@ -31,32 +31,32 @@ Information from last year’s GSoC can be found [here]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/
 
 In 2026 HSF is participating in the program as a GSoC umbrella organization, under the name CERN-HSF. The HSF project ideas are listed [below](#projects-in-2026). Please have a look at the general [program rules](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/rules/) and the [timeline](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/) provided by Google. 
 
-The selection process in our organization will be split into two phases. All candidates will have to pass pre-selection evaluation tests prepared by mentors, demonstrating the skills needed for the respective projects. The successful candidates will have a detailed exchange with mentors on a given project idea, and their proposals are then evaluated for the final student selection. The detailed [timeline](#timeline) of these phases is shown below.
+The selection process in our organization will be split into two phases. All candidates will have to pass pre-selection evaluation tests prepared by mentors, demonstrating the skills needed for the respective projects. The successful candidates will have a detailed exchange with mentors on a given project idea, and their proposals are then evaluated for the final participant selection. The detailed [timeline](#timeline) of these phases is shown below.
 
-### For Students
+### For Participants
 
-If you are interested in the HSF projects, please start by having a look at our [guidelines for students]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/students-guideline.html) and [frequently asked questions]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/faq.html).
+If you are interested in the HSF projects, please start by having a look at our [guidelines for participants]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/students-guideline.html) and [frequently asked questions]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/faq.html).
 
-New projects for HSF GSoC in 2026 will be published by **February 3rd**. Meanwhile you can take a look at last year's HSF GSoC [projects]({{site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2025/index.html) since many of those may also propose subjects this year. The student application period will begin on **Mar 16**, but discussions about student project ideas with mentors will take place starting on **February 19**, when the list of accepted Organizations is announced. You are encouraged to monitor this website in order to get acquainted with our projects and be prepared for contacting their mentors. Due to the high number of applicants for CERN-HSF projects, the application period procedure become more formal this year, so please try to follow our guidance.
+New projects for HSF GSoC in 2026 will be published by **February 3rd**. Meanwhile you can take a look at last year's HSF GSoC [projects]({{site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2025/index.html) since many of those may also propose subjects this year. The participant application period will begin on **Mar 16**, but discussions about participant project ideas with mentors will take place starting on **February 19**, when the list of accepted Organizations is announced. You are encouraged to monitor this website in order to get acquainted with our projects and be prepared for contacting their mentors. Due to the high number of applicants for CERN-HSF projects, the application period procedure become more formal this year, so please try to follow our guidance.
 
-Please avoid having the first contact with the mentors of HSF projects before **February 19** or after **March 16**! You are encouraged to take the time to read our project proposals, focusing on only one or two projects that attract your interest. Once you have identified those, you should e-mail the respective mentors, attaching your CV and describing the motivation for your choice. The mentors will first propose an evaluation test, waiting for your solution. Note that the test you are given is private, your solution should be personal and the response time is part of the evaluation. Mentors will let you know the test results, and if you passed they will start discussing and helping you develop a project idea. The student application period is **March 16 - March 31**, when you will have to write and review your proposal with help from your mentors.
+Please avoid having the first contact with the mentors of HSF projects before **February 19** or after **March 16**! You are encouraged to take the time to read our project proposals, focusing on only one or two projects that attract your interest. Once you have identified those, you should e-mail the respective mentors, attaching your CV and describing the motivation for your choice. The mentors will first propose an evaluation test, waiting for your solution. Note that the test you are given is private, your solution should be personal and the response time is part of the evaluation. Mentors will let you know the test results, and if you passed they will start discussing and helping you develop a project idea. The participant application period is **March 16 - March 31**, when you will have to write and review your proposal with help from your mentors.
 
-For further information, feel free to contact the HSF GSoC admins or join our open chat channel below. Note that the channel is intended for exchanging with fellow contributors, the other candidates and some of the CERN-HSF students from previous year, and we do not maintain a mailing list for candidates. Please avoid posting extended information about yourself in the chat channel and reserve this for the direct exchange with the mentors.
+For further information, feel free to contact the HSF GSoC admins or join our open chat channel below. Note that the channel is intended for exchanging with fellow contributors, the other candidates and some of the CERN-HSF participants from previous year, and we do not maintain a mailing list for candidates. Please avoid posting extended information about yourself in the chat channel and reserve this for the direct exchange with the mentors.
 
 [hsf-gsoc-admin@googlegroups.com](mailto:hsf-gsoc-admin@googlegroups.com)
 
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC.svg)](https://gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
 
 ### Past Projects
 
-Project from previous years are showcased in blog posts written by students. If you are a CERN-HSF student, please read these [instructions]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/blogs/2022/blog_HSF_TheAdmins.html) on how to add your project. Student blogs are mandatory for receiving a positive evaluation in CERN-HSF! 
+Project from previous years are showcased in blog posts written by participants. If you are a CERN-HSF participant, please read these [instructions]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/blogs/2022/blog_HSF_TheAdmins.html) on how to add your project. Participant blogs are mandatory for receiving a positive evaluation in CERN-HSF! 
 
-See here the student blog posts from previous years:
+See here the participant blog posts from previous years:
 
-* [Student blogs 2025]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2025/blogs.html)
-* [Student blogs 2024]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2024/blogs.html)
-* [Student blogs 2023]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2023/blogs.html)
-* [Student blogs 2022]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2022/blogs.html)
+* [Participant blogs 2025]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2025/blogs.html)
+* [Participant blogs 2024]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2024/blogs.html)
+* [Participant blogs 2023]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2023/blogs.html)
+* [Participant blogs 2022]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2022/blogs.html)
 * [Blogpost summarizing 2012]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2012/blogs.html)
 * [Blogpost summarizing 2011]({{ site.baseurl }}/gsoc/2011/blogs.html)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ For new HEP-related groups wishing to join HSF GSoC umbrella rather than being i
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> March 16 </td>
-    <td> Mentors announce to students the result of phase 1 selection </td>
+    <td> Mentors announce to participants the result of phase 1 selection </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> Mar 16 - March 24 </td>
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ For new HEP-related groups wishing to join HSF GSoC umbrella rather than being i
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> March 31 </td>
-    <td> Student application deadline </td>
+    <td> Participant application deadline </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> March 31 - Apr 21 </td>
-    <td><p><font color="blue"> Phase 2 selection </font></p> Mentors evaluate and rank student proposals. </td>
+    <td><p><font color="blue"> Phase 2 selection </font></p> Mentors evaluate and rank participant proposals. </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> April 21 </td>
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ For new HEP-related groups wishing to join HSF GSoC umbrella rather than being i
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td> April 29 </td>
-    <td> Student slot requests due for Org Admins </td>
+    <td> Participant slot requests due for Org Admins </td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="color: red;">
     <td> April 30 </td>
-    <td> Accepted student projects announced  </td>
+    <td> Accepted participant projects announced  </td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 

gsoc/2026/blogs.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: HSF student pages for GSoC 2026
+title: HSF participant pages for GSoC 2026
 layout: plain
 year: 2026
 ---

gsoc/guideline.md

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ layout: default
       * Add a logo to [images](https://github.com/HSF/hsf.github.io/tree/master/images)
    * update the list of mentors (at the end of the proposal AND in the file `gsoc/YEAR/mentors.md`)
       * Follow this format: `YOURNAME [YOUR@MAIL](mailto:YOUR@MAIL) YOURORGANIZATION`
-      * The main mentor (responsible with student evaluation and exchanging with the Admins) has to be put in bold letters, only at the end of each proposal.
+      * The main mentor (responsible with participant evaluation and exchanging with the Admins) has to be put in bold letters, only at the end of each proposal.
       * Insert mentor names sorted rather than to the end of the list
 
    * make a pull request (add as reviewers the admins). At least one approval from the admins is required.
 
 **Every proposal must be attached to an organization (e.g. CERN, Fermilab...) and to a project (e.g. ROOT, GeantV...).** If you add your own proposal yourself, be sure add the appropriate `organization` and `project` attributes (not case sensitive) in the *front-matter* section of the proposal. See next sections if you need to add a new organization or project but if you use an existing project and organization for your proposal you don't have to do anything else that what was described above.
 
-**Proposals have to be tuned this year for 90-hour 175-hour or 350h project length.** For 175h projects please propose coding topics having well-defined deliverables, rather than R&D with unforeseen timeline and results. Remember that your student will effectively work in total only about 30 days (6 hours/day) on the project!
+**Proposals have to be tuned this year for 90-hour 175-hour or 350h project length.** For 175h projects please propose coding topics having well-defined deliverables, rather than R&D with unforeseen timeline and results. Remember that your participant will effectively work in total only about 30 days (6 hours/day) on the project!
 
 Please do not forget to add **essential information** like *level of difficulty*, *duration* and an explicit statement about *mentor availability*. 
 

gsoc/students-guideline.md

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
-title: "HSF GSoC Student Guidelines"
+title: "HSF GSoC Participant Guidelines"
 author: "Javier Cervantes"
 layout: default
 ---
 
-# Guideline for Students
+# Guideline for Participants
 
 ### First steps
 
-Get started checking out the [Google Summer of Code Guides for students](https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/) and the [timeline](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline) of the program.
+Get started checking out the [Google Summer of Code Guides](https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/) and the [timeline](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline) of the program.
 
 ### How to apply to HSF GSoC
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Get started checking out the [Google Summer of Code Guides for students](https:/
   * Make sure to submit the proposal through the GSoC dashboard, not only to mentors.
 <br><br>
 
-6. Your proposal will be evaluated and ranked by your mentors, who give their feedback to the HSF Org Admins. If a project has eligible candidates, it will be considered for the request of slots made to GSoC, due on **Apr 20**. Note that the result of this Phase 2 selection process cannot be made available before the official announcement by Google of the successful student projects, on **May 1**.
+6. Your proposal will be evaluated and ranked by your mentors, who give their feedback to the HSF Org Admins. If a project has eligible candidates, it will be considered for the request of slots made to GSoC, due on **Apr 20**. Note that the result of this Phase 2 selection process cannot be made available before the official announcement by Google of the successful participant projects, on **May 1**.
 
-We do not provide a mailing list for candidates, but there is a chat room in [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC.svg)](https://gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) where you can ask questions, getting answers from the HSF Admins and previous students in our Organization. Please avoid posting extended information about yourself in the chat channel and reserve this for the first exchange with the mentors. 
+We do not provide a mailing list for candidates, but there is a chat room in [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC.svg)](https://gitter.im/HSF/HSF-GSoC?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) where you can ask questions, getting answers from the HSF Admins and previous participants in our Organization. Please avoid posting extended information about yourself in the chat channel and reserve this for the first exchange with the mentors. 
 
 Do not hesitate to [contact us](mailto:hsf-gsoc-admin@googlegroups.com) if you have further questions.