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A new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code
March 26, 2012
Cross-posted from the
Official Google Blog
It's only Spring Break for most college students, but summer vacation will be here before you know it. Instead of getting stuck babysitting your little sister or mowing your neighbor's lawn, apply for
Google Summer of Code
and spend the summer of 2012 earning money writing code for open source projects.
Google Summer of Code is a global program that gives university students a stipend to write code for open source projects over a three month period. Accepted students are paired with a mentor from the participating projects, gaining exposure to real-world software development and the opportunity for future employment in areas related to their academic pursuits. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.
For the past ten days, interested students have had the opportunity to review the ideas pages for this year’s 180
accepted projects
and research which projects they would like to contribute to this year. We hope all interested students will apply! Submit your proposal to the mentoring organizations via the Google Summer of Code
program website
from today through Friday, April 6 at 19:00 UTC.
Google Summer of Code is a highly competitive program with a limited number of spots. Students should consult the Google Summer of Code
student manual
for suggestions on how to write a quality
proposal
that will grab the attention of the mentoring organizations. Multiple proposals are allowed but we highly recommend focusing on quality over quantity. The mentoring organizations have many proposals to review, so it is important to follow each organization’s specific guidelines or templates and we advise you to submit your proposal early so you can receive timely feedback.
For more tips, see a list of some
helpful dos and don’ts
for successful student participation written by a group of experienced Google Summer of Code administrators, our
user’s guide
for the program site,
Frequently Asked Questions
and
timeline
. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Google Summer of Code on our
Google Open Source blog
,
mailing lists
or on Internet relay chat at #gsoc on
Freenode
.
To learn more about Google Summer of Code, tune in to the
Google Students
page on Google+ next Monday, April 2 at 3:30pm PT for a
Hangout on Air
with open source programs manager
Chris DiBona
. He'll be talking about Google Summer of Code with other members of the open source team at Google. Submit your questions about the program between now and next Monday using the hashtag #gsochangout, and Chris and the open source team will answer them live during the Hangout On Air.
Good luck to all the open source coders out there, and remember to submit your proposals early—you only have until April 6!
Posted by Carol Smith, Open Source Team
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