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Open Source Promotion Plan (OSPP, 开源之夏)

Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS) China · remote · open to applicants worldwide

China's open source summer program where university students worldwide work on real projects with mentors from open source communities, earning a completion bonus and certificate.

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About

Also: completion bonus based on project difficulty; certificate; mentorship from open source communities.

Who can apply: Currently enrolled university students aged 18+ who stay enrolled until the end of development (30 September).

Free to apply.

Annual; student applications usually run from late April/May to early June, with development July-September.

How to apply: through ospp portal (you need an account there).

What to prepare: proposal, student id.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “点亮计划-开源之夏2026”

Who can apply

  • Open to students
  • Currently enrolled university students aged 18+ who stay enrolled until the end of development (30 September).

What you will need

  • Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
  • Document checklistOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (ospp portal), which needs an account in your name.

Step-by-step guide

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.

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Get your short bio for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS) without your tap.

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