Google Open Source Programs
Congratulations to the 1,000 students who will be participating in Google Summer of Code 2009! A list of accepted student proposals can be found by visiting the list of mentoring organizations for 2009 and visiting their linked organization's home pages.
Folks interested in news about the program may want to subscribe to the Google Open Source Blog for regular updates.
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects. We have worked with several open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several projects over a three month period. Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together nearly 2500 students and 2500 mentors & co-mentors from nearly 100 countries worldwide, all for the love of code. Through Google Summer of Code, accepted student applicants are paired with a mentor or mentors from the participating projects, thus gaining exposure to real-world software development scenarios and the opportunity for employment in areas related to their academic pursuits. In turn, the participating projects are able to more easily identify and bring in new developers. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.
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