| Google Summer of Code GSoC | |
|---|---|
 Google Summer of Code Logo | |
| Status | Active |
| Begins | April – May |
| Ends | October |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | Worldwide |
| Years active | 17 (2005 – present) |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Founder | Sergey Brin Larry Page |
| Participants | Anyone aged 18 or over |
| Website | summerofcode |
The Google Summer of Code, often abbreviated to GSoC, is an international annual program in which Google awards stipends to contributors who successfully complete a free and open-source software coding project during the summer. As of 2022[update], the program is open to anyone aged 18 or over,[1] no longer just students and recent graduates. It was first held from May to August 2005.[2] Participants get paid to write software,[3] with the amount of their stipend depending on the purchasing power parity of the country where they are located.[4] Project ideas are listed by host organizations involved in open-source software development, though students can also propose their own project ideas.
The idea for the Summer of Code came directly from Google's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.[2] From 2007 until 2009 Leslie Hawthorn, who has been involved in the project since 2006, was the program manager.[5] From 2010 until 2015, Carol Smith was the program manager.[6] In 2016, Stephanie Taylor took over management of the program.
- ^ "Expanding Google Summer of Code in 2022". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Byfield, Bruce (September 2005). "Google's Summer of Code concludes (first year)". linux.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
Google's Summer of Code (SOC), a program that matched computer science students with free and open-source software (FOSS) projects and paid for results, is over.
- ^ "Contributor Stipends". developers.google.com.
- ^ "Google Summer Of Code 2017 Student Stipends". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Guidelines for Google Summer of CodeTM Press Materials 2009 Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Guidelines for Google Summer of CodeTM Press Materials 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.