We are participating in Google Summer of Code again. If you are a student willing to work on something benefitting Inkscape, here is what you need to do.

First decide what project you want to do. Sources of ideas:

possible ideas
blueprints
you own ideas

Then join inkscape-devel@ mailing list and tell us about yourself and the project you want to work on. If there's a mentor willing to coordinate your work, you will be contacted. Then you will have to submit your application till April 8.