Working with young students is a special responsibility and each year we hear inspiring stories from mentors who participate. To ensure these new, young contributors have a great support system, we select organizations that have gained experience in mentoring students by previously taking part in Google Summer of Code.Organizations must apply before Tuesday, October 24 at 16:00 UTC.
17 organizations were accepted last year, and over the last 7 years, 4,553 students from 99 different countries have completed more than 23,651 tasks for participating open source projects. Tasks fall into 5 categories:
- Code: writing or refactoring
- Documentation/Training: creating/editing documents and helping others learn more
- Outreach/Research: community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions
- Quality Assurance: testing and ensuring code is of high quality
- User Interface: user experience research or user interface design and interaction
Once an organization is selected for Google Code-in 2017 they will define these tasks and recruit mentors who are interested in providing online support for students.
You can find a timeline, FAQ and other information about Google Code-in on our website. If you’re an educator interested in sharing Google Code-in with your students, you can find resources here.
By Josh Simmons, Google Open Source
