Congratulations to the 1272 Contributors from 68 countries accepted for GSoC 2025! Our 185 Mentoring Orgs have been very busy this past month - reviewing 23,559 proposals, having countless discussions with applicants, and finally, completing the rigorous selection process to find the right Contributors for their community.
Here are some highlights of the 2025 GSoC applicants:
- 15,240 applicants from 130 countries submitting 23,559 proposals
- Over 2,350 mentors and organization administrators
- 66.3% of applicants have no prior open source experience
Now that the 2025 GSoC Contributors have been announced, the Organizations and Contributors will be spending 3 weeks together in the Community Bonding period. This time is a very important part of the GSoC program. Designed to get new contributors quickly up to speed, Mentors will use the next three weeks to introduce GSoC Contributors to their community, helping them understand the codebase and norms of their project, adjusting deliverables for the project and understanding the impact and reach of their summer project.
Contributors will begin writing code for Organizations on June 2nd - the official beginning of a totally new adventure! We're absolutely delighted to kick off another year alongside our amazing community.
A huge thanks to all the enthusiastic applicants who participated and, of course, to our phenomenal volunteer Mentors and Organization Administrators. Your weeks of thoughtful proposal reviews and proactive engagement with participants have been invaluable in introducing them to the world of open source.
And congratulations once again to our 2025 GSoC Contributors! Our goal is that GSoC serves as the catalyst for Contributors to become long term participants (and maybe even maintainers!) of open source communities of every shape and size. Now is their chance to dive in and learn more about open source and connect with these amazing communities.
