# GSoC 2026: New Contributor Seeking guidance

**URL:** <https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-seeking-guidance/1399>\
**Category:** GSOC Meta\
**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-seeking-guidance/1399 "2026-03-28T14:19:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcchahwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@marcchahwan](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/marcchahwan)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-seeking-guidance/1399/1 "2026-03-28T14:19:50Z")

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Hello everyone,

My name is Marc, I’m a Mechanical Engineering student with strong experience in Python, MATLAB, and scientific computing.

I’m very interested in contributing to OpenAstronomy for GSoC, especially in Astropy or SunPy.

I’m currently looking for beginner-friendly issues to get started and would really appreciate guidance on where I can contribute effectively.

Looking forward to learning and contributing!