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Supporting students in open source software development
March 23, 2009
Google Summer of Code
, our program to introduce students to open source software development, is now in full swing for 2009. Over the past four years, we've paired nearly 2,500 "graduates" with more than 2,500 mentors from industry to academia, with some spectacular results: millions of lines of source code produced and over $15M in funding provided to open source development. This year student participants have more than
150 open source software and technology–related projects
to choose from when submitting their applications, from operating systems to content management systems.
During the
2008 program
, we had more than 975 students successfully complete their projects. Each participant received a $4,500 stipend and an ultra-awesome t-shirt to go along with their newly honed programming skills. We're particularly excited by the social ties our students form through the course of the program, as well. We've connected people in more than 98 countries, and hope to bring people from even more places into the Google Summer of Code community this year.
We'll be accepting student applications through April 3, 2009 at 12:00 pm PST. If you're interested in learning more, check out our
Frequently Asked Questions
or subscribe to our
discussion list
. You can also check out the
Google Open Source Blog
for regular updates on the program. When you're ready to get started, visit the Google Summer of Code 2009 site to submit your application. Best of luck to all of our applicants!
For an overview of the program, check out this video.
Posted by Leslie Hawthorn, Program Manager, Open Source Team
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