The 2017 Google Summer of Code application period has opened. The Mifos Initiative will be applying as a mentoring organization and hopes to be selected once again in 2017. Applications are due by February 9 and accepted orgs will be announced by February 27.
2017 Google Summer of Code Timeline
Please see Google Summer of Code website for the full program timeline. Here are a few key dates and their current status:
Date | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09 February: 1600 UTC | Mentoring organization application deadline | IN PROGRESS |
27 February: 1600 UTC | List of accepted mentoring organizations published on the Google Summer of Code 2017 site. | |
Interim Period: | Would-be students discuss project ideas with potential mentoring organizations. | |
20 March - 03 April | Student application period | |
Interim Period: | Mentoring organizations review and rank student proposals; where necessary, mentoring organizations may request further proposal detail from the student applicant. Slot allocations published to mentoring organizations | |
May 4: 1600 UTC | Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code 2016 site. | |
Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects. | ||
30 May: | Students begin coding for their Google Summer of Code projects | |
30 June: 1600 UTC | Phase 1 Evaluation deadline; Google begins issuing student payments | |
| 24 July: 1600 UTC | Phase 2 Evaluation deadline | |
17 August: | Suggested 'pencils down' date. Take a week to scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc. | |
21 August - 29 August: 1600 UTC | Students tidy code, write tests, improve documentation and submit their code sample. Students also submit their final mentor evaluation. | |
29 August - September 5: 1600 UTC | Mentors submit final student evaluations. | |
6 September | Final results of Google Summer of Code 2015 announced | |
Late October |
2017 Mentors & Ideas
STILL BEING UPDATED FOR 2017: Mentors and the respective projects they'll be guiding will be described here. Please reach out to them if you have any questions.
2016 Interns
| Student | Mentor | Category | Project | Location | Time Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | Android Self Service App | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
| Android | Android Field Operations App v3 | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
| Web Apps | Community App Enhancements & Refactoring | Cameroon | WAT (GMT +1:00) | ||
| Web Apps | Browser-Based Offline Access | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
| Web Apps | Actionable Notifications & Status Alerts | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
| Mobile | Mobile Money Integration | Cameroon | WAT (GMT +1:00) | ||
| Modules & Apps | Credit Bureau Integration | USA/India | IST (GMT +5:30) |
Recap from our Last GSOC - 2016
We documented their incredible summer in several posts to our blog:
- 2016 GSOC Wrap-Up: http://mifos.org/blog/2016-google-summer-code-wrap/
- Fun Facts about our 2016 interns: http://mifos.org/blog/fun-fact-gsoc/
- Intro Post for 2016 GSOC interns: http://mifos.org/blog/2016-mifos-google-summer-of-code/
Some posts from 2014 as well:
- http://mifos.org/blog/meet-2014-google-summer-code-class-interns/
- http://mifos.org/blog/a-light-hearted-look-at-our-2014-gsoc-interns/
- http://mifos.org/blog/gsoc-14-mid-term-experience/
- http://mifos.org/blog/gsoc14-experience-mifos/
- http://mifos.org/blog/2014-google-summer-code-bigger-better-ever/
- http://mifos.org/blog/gsoc-reunion/