2017 Google Summer of Code
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 | Completed |
27 February: 1600 UTC | List of accepted mentoring organizations published on the Google Summer of Code 2017 site. | Accepted |
Interim Period: | Would-be students discuss project ideas with potential mentoring organizations. | Completed |
20 March - 03 April | Student application period | Completed - 89 applications |
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. | Completed - 12 students accepted |
Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects. | in Progress | |
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 Interns
Student | Mentor | Category | Project | Location | Time Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Android | Android Field Officer App Version 4.0 | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Android | Android Field Officer App Version 4.0 | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Android | Android Self-Service App Version 2.0 | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Naman Dwivedi | Android | Mobile Wallet Framework integrated with the UPI | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | |
Web Apps | Web App Enhancements & Refactoring | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Raunak Sett | Web Apps | Web Self-Service App | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | |
Web Apps | Browser-Based Offline Access | India | IST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Web Apps | Notifications Framework 2.0 | Cameroon | WAT (GMT +1:00) | ||
Vladimir Fomene | Mobile | Mobile Money Integration Phase 2.0 | Ghana | WAT (GMT +1:00) | |
Platform & Integration | Data Import Tool Integration & Enhancements | Sri Lanka | SLST (GMT +5:30) | ||
Platform & Integration | Two-Factor Authentication | Bulgaria | EET (GMC +2:00) | ||
Thisura Philips | Modules & Integration | Static Analysis of Apache Fineract | Sri Lanka | SLST (GMT +5:30) |