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Google Summer of Code

Google · Paid mentorship · checked Nov 12, 2026 yesterday

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Contributors are paid to work on open source with mentoring organizations over the summer; the program ends in November.

What you get
Paid summer open source projects
Amount
No dollar amount stated
Window
In roundsOrganizations apply late January; contributors mid March to early April
For
For contributors
Lasts
No end date
Organizations
Apply in late January to early February
Contributors
Apply mid March to early April
Ends
November
Who can get it
Contributors new to open source; mentoring organizations apply separately.
Mentoring organizations can apply to participate from January 22nd to February 6th, with accepted organizations announced on February 21st. Contributors can submit applications from March 18th to April 2nd
From developers.google.com , checked Nov 12, 2026.

Other funding perks

All funding
  • GrantFunding
    Alpha-Omega grants

    Grants for security work in critical open source, decided in four seasons a year: a month to apply, a month to co-design the work, a month to decide and fund.

    Standalone projects, foundations and core ecosystem services under an OSI-approved license.

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  • GrantFunding
    FOSS Sustainability Fund

    Open Technology Fund support for maintaining internet freedom technology, in solicitation rounds.

    Internet freedom technology projects; not in countries under US trade sanctions.

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  • GrantFunding$10K
    GitHub Secure Open Source Fund

    Funding paid to the invited maintainers in tranches, security training in program sessions, and $10,000 in Azure credits.

    Open source projects; selected applicants are interviewed.

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  • GrantFundingUp to $12.5K
    Microsoft FOSS Fund

    Every quarter Microsoft engineers nominate and vote on open source projects they use, and the fund distributes up to $12,500.

    Projects with an OSI-approved license, nominated by a Microsoft employee who contributes.

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  • GrantFunding
    NGI Zero grants

    €5,000 to €50,000 for a first grant. Grants for technical open source development, with a call deadline every two months.

    Open source technical work; EU-supported funds usually need applicants from Horizon Europe eligible countries.

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  • Paid mentorshipFunding$7K
    Outreachy internships

    $7,000 for a 3-month internship. Paid, remote open source internships twice a year for people underrepresented in tech.

    Anyone who faces underrepresentation, systemic bias or discrimination in tech where they live.

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