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2018 Google Summer of Code

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 UTCMentoring 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

Community Bonding Period:

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 UTCPhase 2 Evaluation deadlineDONE

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

Mentor Summit at Google:

IN PROGRESS - ISAAC, RAHUL, RAJAN TRAVELING ON BEHALF OF MIFOS.

2018 Interns