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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2024 for student developers

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Application Deadline: February 6, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Google Summer of Code. 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

July 12 – 18:00 UTC

  • Midterm evaluation deadline (standard coding period)

July 12 – August 19

  • Work Period | GSoC contributors work on their project with guidance from Mentors

August 19 – 26 – 18:00 UTC

  • Final week: GSoC contributors submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation (standard coding period)

August 26 – September 2 – 18:00 UTC

  • Mentors submit final GSoC contributor evaluations (standard coding period)

September 3

  • Initial results of Google Summer of Code 2024 announced

September 3 – November 4

  • GSoC contributors with extended timelines continue coding

November 4 – 18:00 UTC

  • Final date for all GSoC contributors to submit their final work product and final evaluation

November 11 – 18:00 UTC

  • Final date for mentors to submit evaluations for GSoC contributor projects with extended deadlines

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Google Summer of Code Program

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