Update gsoc_2026.md

Author: tturocy

content/gsoc_2026.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ provide a CV and short cover letter in the first instance.
 
 On your CV, include any relevant domain experience in game theory, and technical skills and experience in software engineering. We recommend to read through the Project Ideas below before submitting an application.
 
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 In your cover letter please include answers to the following questions:
 1. What interests you most about the Gambit project?
 2. Which specific project idea(s) are you most interested in and why?
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ In your cover letter please include answers to the following questions:
 
 If we think that you might be a good match for Gambit in GSoC 2026, we will then point you to simple issue tailored to your interests so that you can get to know the Gambit codebase and interact with the development team.
 
-We will endeavour to acknowledge all enquiries, but please be patient during this very busy period.
+We can advise that for this round, we expect that a successful candidate will have **demonstrated prior experience or background** in **game theory** and/or **domains directly relevant to your project proposal**.
+If your CV and cover letter does not include this information, we are unlikely to take your candidacy forward, and understand we may not be able to respond to all such enquiries.
 
 **Like many open-source projects, Gambit has documentation with guidance for contributions. We recommend GSoC students review this in advance of submitting any contributions or comments on GitHub, in particular the recently added [New Contributors](https://gambitproject.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer.contributing.html#a-note-for-new-contributors) and [Policy on AI-Assisted Contributions](https://gambitproject.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer.contributing.html#policy-on-ai-assisted-contributions) sections.**