GSoC2009
- Matthew Lagoe
We're going to try and write an application for GSoC 2009.
Information For Students
Why Participate
If you're reading this page you may not be asking yourself this question. Just in case you are though there are a number of reasons to participate in Google Summer of Code, not the least of which is that Google pays you $4500 for completing your project. You get valuable experience working on a large, complex open-source project. You get to exercise your programming skills and experiment with practical application of the theory you're learning in college. You may be able to use it towards your thesis. But most of all you get to work on the driving force behind a large MMORPG and the first open-source MMORPG framework.
Before You Begin
Before you apply we encourage you to look at our list of ideas and see if anything here is something you're interested in. It's crucial to your success that you choose and create a project proposal based on work that you'll be motivated by and that you will find interesting. Our list of ideas is merely a collection of suggestions which you could take on or morph into something more suitable for your own needs.
We also encourage you to contact us through our IRC channel on irc.freenode.net / #nel. It's helpful for both you and the rest of the community if you get to know us and we get to know you. We hope to be working closely with you! Working with the community and the organizational administrators will also help you create a good, detailed project proposal and increase your chances of being selected.
How To Apply
First you will need a Google Account and then you will need to log in to Melange and create a profile. To create a profile click on the "create profile" link on the left. The Link ID is a short, unique name used to link your profile throughout the application.
You will not be able to do anything with the site until the March 23rd Student Application Period.
In the mean time you will need to consider your project proposal and your application.
Writing a Project Proposal
We've put together a brief document on writing the project proposal portion of your application. What we say isn't the final word, just some hints on writing a good proposal with decent changes of being accepted. You can read our tips here.
Timeline and Progress
| Date | Task | Status |
|---|---|---|
| March 9-13, Noon PST | Mentoring Organization Submits Application to Google | Complete |
| March 13-17 | Google Program Administrators Review Applications | In Progress |
| March 18, Noon PST | Accepted Mentoring Organizations Posted on Google Summer of Code Site | Pending |
| March 18-23 | Would-be student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations. | Pending |
| March 23-April 3, 5:00PM PDT | Student Application Period | Pending |
| April 3, 5:00 PM PDT | Student Application Deadline | Pending |
| Interim Period | Mentoring organizations review and rank student proposals; where necessary, mentoring organizations may request further proposal detail from the student applicant. | Pending |
| April 15, Midnight PDT | All mentors signed up, all students and proposals matched with a mentor, IRC meeting to resolve outstanding issues | Pending |
| April 20, Noon PDT | Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code Site | Pending |
| Community Bonding Period | Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects. | Pending |
| May 23 | Students begin coding their GSoC Projects. Google begins issuing initial student payments. | Pending |
| Interim Period | Mentors give students a helping hand and guidance on their projects. | Pending |
| July 6-13, Noon PDT | Mentors and students submit mid-term evalulations | Pending |
| July 13, Noon PDT | Google begins issuing mid-term student payments provided passing student survey is on file. | Pending |
| Interim Period | Mentors give students a helping hand and guidance on their projects. | Pending |
| August 10 | Suggested 'pencils down' date. Take a week to scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc. | Pending |
| August 17, Noon PDT | Firm 'pencils down' date. Mentors, students and organization administrators can begin submitting final evaluations to Google. | Pending |
| August 24, Noon PDT | Final evaluations due. | Pending |
| August 25, Noon PDT | Final results of GSoC 2009 announced | Pending |