Google Summer of Code
Google Remote · open worldwide
Global online program where newcomers to open source complete a mentored coding project (roughly 8-22 weeks) with an open source organization and receive a stipend on completion.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your short bio for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
Also: mentorship from open source maintainers; stipend for completed projects; flexible 8-22 week remote project.
Who can apply: Open to newcomers to open source who meet the program rules (age and residency rules in the official rules).
Free to apply.
Annual; contributor applications typically open mid-March (2026: 16-31 March) with coding from late May.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: proposal, application form.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “2026 Timeline”
Who can apply
- Open to students, people in a career transition, working professionals
- Open to newcomers to open source who meet the program rules (age and residency rules in the official rules).
What you will need
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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