GSoC 2009/Students
Important: Before reading this page make sure you have read all the Google summer of code FAQs, in order to understand the program, and see if you are a eligible student.
Note: Maemo isn't accepted as a mentoring organization yet. The accepted mentoring organizations list will be announced in March 18.
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How to apply to a Maemo project
Students expectations
- Students are expected to work on their GSoC project as full-time job (36-40h/week), of course that the project schedule can be flexible at some times, where students have University assignments.
- The student are expected to be self-motivated. The mentors can help motivating the students, but if the student is not self-motivated to work, then the student probably won't get much out of participating in GSoC.
- The student should schedule time to work on the project each day following the schedule accorded with the mentor. It's not acceptable to fiddle around for days and then work over night just before deadlines.
Benefits of GSoC for Students
Apart from the money and the goodies that Google offer to students, the benefits of the program are huge:
- Chance to work with real Rock Stars developers in projects that will be used around the world;
- The Chance to become part of a global community, this can be lead to involvement in several project, social networks, make good friends around the world, and access to valuable resources;
- The student's project can be used for resume material for future employers;
- Summer of code is a really good thing to have on a CV.