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Students

Spend your summer break writing code and learning about open source development while earning a stipend! Accepted students work with a mentor and become a part of the open source community. Many become lifetime open source developers!

Google Summer of Code is open to students, age 18 and older enrolled in a post secondary academic program in most countries. Watch this video to learn why you should apply:

Open Source Organizations

198 organizations were accepted to participate in Google Summer of Code 2020! We will announce the 2021 organizations on March 9, 2021! They will bring new, excited developers into their community and the world of open source!

Watch this video to learn why your organization should participate:

Latest News

• Student applications for Google Summer of Code 2021 are now open!

  By Open Source Programs Office, Mon Mar 29

  Student applications for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2021 are now open! Google Summer of Code introduces students from around the world to open source communities. The program exposes students to real-world software development scenarios, helps them develop their technical skills, and introduces them to our enthusiastic and generous community of GSoC mentors. Since 2005, GSoC has brought over …

• Google Summer of Code 2021 Mentoring Orgs announced!

  By Open Source Programs Office, Tue Mar 9

  Today, we are pleased to welcome 202 open source projects as our Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2021 mentoring organizations. While many of the organizations have participated in GSoC in previous years, we are excited to welcome 31 organizations for their first summer mentoring GSoC students. For a complete list of the accepted organizations visit the program website where each organization has …

• Google Summer of Code 2021 is open for mentor organization applications!

  By Open Source Programs Office, Fri Jan 29

  With the new year comes the start of our 17th edition of Google Summer of Code (GSoC)! Right now open source projects and organizations can apply to participate as mentoring organizations for the students in the 2021 program. GSoC is a global program that draws student developers (18 years old and over) from around the world to contribute to open source projects. This year, from June 7th to …