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Google Summer of Code Mentoring Program 2018

Publish Date: Mar 15, 2018

Deadline: Mar 27, 2018

Google Summer of Code 2018

About

Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on introducing students to open source software development. Students work on a 3 month programming project with an open source organization during their break from university.

Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together 13,000+ student participants and 12,000 mentors from over 125 countries worldwide. Google Summer of Code has produced 33,000,000+ lines of code for 608 open source organizations.

As a part of Google Summer of Code, student participants are paired with a mentor from the participating organizations, gaining exposure to real-world software development and techniques. Students have the opportunity to spend the break between their school semesters earning a stipend while working in areas related to their interests.

In turn, the participating organizations are able to identify and bring in new developers who implement new features and hopefully continue to contribute to open source even after the program is over. Most importantly, more code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.

How It Works

  • Apply

Interested students propose a project to work on.

  • Code

Accepted students spend the summer coding with guidance from a mentor.

  • Share

Submit your code for the world to see!

Students

Students contact the mentor organizations they want to work with and write up a project proposal for the summer. If accepted, students spend a month integrating with their organizations prior to the start of coding. Students then have three months to code, meeting the deadlines agreed upon with their mentors.

Organizations

Open source projects apply to be mentor organizations. Once accepted, organizations discuss possible ideas with students and then decide on the proposals they wish to mentor for the summer. They provide mentors to help guide each student through the program.

Mentors

Existing contributors with the organizations can choose to mentor a student project. Mentors and students work together to determine appropriate milestones and requirements for the summer. Mentor interaction is a vital part of the program.

Organization Eligibility

  1. Mentor organizations must run an active open source or free software project.
  2. Have produced and released software under an OSI approved license.
  3. Must not be based in a country currently embargoed by the United States.

Student Eligibility

  1. Must be at least 18 years old at time of registration.
  2. Must be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution including (but not necessarily limited to) colleges, universities, masters programs, PhD programs and undergraduate programs as of the GSoC Student Acceptance Date (April 23, 2018).
  3. Must be eligible to work in their country of residence during duration of program.
  4. Must be a resident of a country not currently embargoed by the United States.

For more information click "LINK TO ORIGINAL" below


This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/?utm_source=ARMACAD.info&utm_medium=ARMACAD.info

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Disciplines

Innovative Technologies

IT

Programming

Software Engineering

Eligible Countries

International