Yesterday, the list of the mentoring organisations involved in GSoC was released, and OpenInkpot is in it!
For those unfamiliar with GSoC, it is basically a chance for a student to work for an open source project over the summer, and get them to do something that actually relates to their academic study. As Google puts it,
think "flip bits, not burgers"!
OpenInkpot GSoC Ideas
GSoC FAQ
Come and take part!