Eligibility Question
Chron1cles
Google Summer of Code Support
I'm very interested in trying out Google Summer of Code for 2025. I am very interested in exploring tech and the open source community, but I am concerned because I graduated in 2020. The eligibility requirements say "students or open source beginner", so I am wondering if I can still apply to GSOC 2025?
A beginner in open source software includes people with minimal open source experience. You would still be considered a beginner if your experience only includes:
Personal or class projects, including boot camp projects.
Open source projects that are only used at a single institution. (example: a club website or research that happened to be published as open source at your old university)
Opening a small number (<10) of issues or pull requests against various open source packages.
Continued involvement in an open source project that you joined as part of GSoC.
If you are otherwise a regular contributor to an open source project, you're not a beginner.
Best,
vinit sharma
I am a 4th-year undergraduate, and I believe my college will be ending in June. Since GSoC 2025 hasn't been announced yet, the timeline might shift a bit, and by then, I may have already graduated. I’ve recently started contributing to an organization that participates in GSoC, having made 10 pull requests so far, with possibly more to come.
Am I eligible for GSoC 2025?
Google Summer of Code Support
I am a 4th-year undergraduate, and I believe my college will be ending in June. Since GSoC 2025 hasn't been announced yet, the timeline might shift a bit, and by then, I may have already graduated. I’ve recently started contributing to an organization that participates in GSoC, having made 10 pull requests so far, with possibly more to come.
Am I eligible for GSoC 2025?
On Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 01:24:19 UTC+5:30 Google Summer of Code Support wrote:Hello,I'm very interested in trying out Google Summer of Code for 2025. I am very interested in exploring tech and the open source community, but I am concerned because I graduated in 2020. The eligibility requirements say "students or open source beginner", so I am wondering if I can still apply to GSOC 2025?We have not announced a 2025 program yet. You do not have to be a student to be eligible for GSoC. You do need to be a beginner to open source software development if you are not a student.A beginner in open source software includes people with minimal open source experience. You would still be considered a beginner if your experience only includes:
Personal or class projects, including boot camp projects.
Open source projects that are only used at a single institution. (example: a club website or research that happened to be published as open source at your old university)
Opening a small number (<10) of issues or pull requests against various open source packages.
Continued involvement in an open source project that you joined as part of GSoC.
If you are otherwise a regular contributor to an open source project, you're not a beginner.
Best,GSoC Program Admins
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Mamatha Bandi
Hi GSoC Program Admins,
I’m interested in applying for GSoC 2025, and mentors have suggested selecting 2–4 organizations to focus on. If I contribute effectively to these organizations, my pull request count might increase to around 20. I started contributions at dec 2024 only.
Would that disqualify me as a "new contributor," or would I still be eligible for GSoC as long as I’m learning and exploring?
Thank you!