2018 Google Summer of Code
The Mifos Initiative has for the seventh time been selected as a mentoring organization for the Google Summer of Code program.
2018 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 January: 1700 UTC | Mentoring organization application deadline | DONE |
12 February: | List of accepted mentoring organizations published on the Google Summer of Code 2018 site. | DONE |
Interim Period: February 12 - March 12 | Would-be students discuss project ideas with potential mentoring organizations. | DONE |
12 March - 27 March | Student application period | DONE |
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 | DONE |
April 23: 1600 UTC | Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code 2016 site. | DONE |
Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects. | DONE | |
14 May: | Students begin coding for their Google Summer of Code projects | DONE |
15 June: 1600 UTC | Phase 1 Evaluation deadline; Google begins issuing student payments | DONE |
| 13 July: 1600 UTC | Phase 2 Evaluation deadline | DONE |
6 August - 14 August: 1600 UTC | Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation | DONE |
14 August - 21 August: 1600 UTC | Mentors submit final student evaluations. | DONE |
22 August | Final results of Google Summer of Code 2018 announced | DONE |
October | IN PROGRESS - ISAAC, RAHUL, RAJAN TRAVELING ON BEHALF OF MIFOS. |
2018 Interns
Recap from our Last GSOC - 2017
We documented their incredible summer in several posts to our blog:
- 2017 GSOC Wrap-Up - http://mifos.org/blog/2017-google-summer-of-code-wrap-up/
- 2017 GSOC Reflections - http://mifos.org/blog/2017-mifos-gsoc-reflections/
- 2017 Mentor Summit - http://mifos.org/blog/2017-gsoc-mentor-summit/
- 2017 Intro Part 1 - http://mifos.org/blog/2017-mifos-gsoc-welcome/
- 2017 Intro Part 2 - http://mifos.org/blog/fun-facts-gsoc-2017/
Some posts from previous years as well and all our GSOC/GCI posts:
- 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/
- 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/