Interested university students can now apply to be a part of Google Summer of Code 2016.
Visit the program site, g.co/gsoc, to register and start submitting your proposals for your summer projects to the organizations that interest you.
Be sure to read the Ideas List for each of the 180 organizations and reach out to the organization early to get feedback on your proposal so that you can edit it before the final deadline.
For tips on writing an excellent proposal read the short Student Manual written by Mentors, Org Administrators and former students.
Applications close Friday, March 25 at 19:00 UTC. All final proposals must be submitted before the deadline to be considered by the mentor organizations.
Good luck!
https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/
What is Google Summer of Code?
ReplyDeleteYou've heard other students talking about it, you've seen flyers and blog posts on it and now you want to know more! So here we go...
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that matches students up with open source, free software and technology-related organizations to write code and get paid to do it! The organizations provide mentors who act as guides through the entire process, from learning about the community to contributing code. The idea is to get students involved in and familiar with the open source community and help them to put their summer break to good use.
Accepted students gain exposure to real-world software development, and employment opportunities in areas related to their academic pursuits. Participating organizations are able to identify and bring in new developers. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all; all code produced as part of the program is released under an open source license. The fact that you get to write code that people from all over the world can use - how cool is that!
This program has brought together thousands of students and mentors from over 100 countries worldwide. As of January 2016, over 515 open source projects, from areas as diverse as operating systems and community services, have participated as mentoring organizations for the program. Successful students have widely reported that their participation in GSoC made them more attractive to potential employers and that the program has helped greatly when embarking on their technical careers.