Google Summer of Code is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open-source software development. GSoC Contributors work with an open-source organization on a 12+ week programming project under the guidance of mentors. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program designed to bring new, excited contributors into open-source communities, with the hope that they will continue to contribute to open-source communities long after their GSoC program ends.
New contributors to open source will spend their summer writing code for an open source organization under the guidance of mentors from their new open source community. Since 2005, the Google Summer of Code program has brought together over 20,000 new contributors/students with over 800 open-source organizations under the guidance of 19,000+ mentors.
How It Works
Apply: Interested contributors propose a project to work on.
code: Code Accepted GSoC contributors spend the summer coding with guidance from a mentor.
public: Share Submit your code for the world to use!
Google Summer of Code 2024 Timeline
January 22 – 18:00 UTC
Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google
February 6 – 18:00 UTC
Mentoring organization application deadline
February 6 – 20
Google program administrators review organization applications
February 21 – 18:00 UTC
List of accepted mentoring organizations published
February 22 – March 18
Potential GSoC contributors discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations
March 18 – 18:00 UTC
GSoC contributor application period begins
April 2 – 18:00 UTC
GSoC contributor application deadline
April 24 – 18:00 UTC
GSoC contributor proposal rankings due from Org Admins
May 1 – 18:00 UTC
Accepted GSoC contributor projects announced
May 1 – 26
Community Bonding Period | GSoC contributors get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects
May 27
Coding officially begins!
July 8 – 18:00 UTC
Mentors and GSoC contributors can begin submitting midterm evaluations
