Skip to content

GSoCApplicationTemplate

Jiri-Kremser edited this page Mar 27, 2012 · 2 revisions

Application template for the 2012 Google Summer of Code program

gsoc logo

Personal Details

  • Name
  • Email
  • Personal website
  • Skype/GTalk ID
  • Phone number

Skills

  • School
  • Years completed
  • Anticipated graduation
  • Programming experience level

Your Project

  • One-sentence elevator pitch
  • Detailed description
  • How many hours per week do you expect to spend on the project?
  • Your current progress on the idea—e.g. research, gathering information, concrete work if applicable
  • Anticipated impact—if you implemented your idea to perfection, how will it have made the world a better place?

Major Milestones

Put together a broad project plan. What are the major deliverables that would mark progress in your work, and when do you plan on delivering them? For example:

  • 06/01 Revise project plan with mentor, discuss strategy of approach
  • 06/15 Mocks, small prototype available, finish research on the topic, begin coding
  • 07/15 First reviewable code submitted implementing X, Y, and Z
  • 08/15 Feature complete, review overall progress
  • 09/01 Rule the world

Good luck!

Clone this wiki locally