title: Google Summer of Code 2012

## Google Summer of Code 2012 ##

Google Summer of Code is a program where Google sponsors students from around
the world to spend their summer working on open-source projects. Student is
paid 5000$ if they successfully complete all of their evaluations. More
information about the program can be found on the
[project website](http://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012).

## Project Ideas ##

Some of the existing project ideas proposed by Libcloud developers can be found
on our [ticket tracker](http://s.apache.org/lcgsoc2012tasks).
Students are also more than welcome to propose their own ideas.

## Mentors ##

* Tomaz Muraus (tomaz) - UTC -8
* Roman Bogorodsky (rbogorodskiy) - UTC +4
* Jed Smith (jed) - UTC -8

## Student Applications ##

Application template can be found in the section bellow. Before submitting
your application please start a discussion about the project idea on our
mailing list (dev@libcloud.apache.org).

## Student Application Template ##

* Name and surname
* E-mail address
* Blog / homepage (if you have one)
* IRC nick and network
* Google+ handle / Skype handle
* Name of school/  university, country, year, your average grade (and describe what this grade means)
* Age
* Which languages do you actively speak (and write)?
* Project / proposal title
* Project / proposal description
* Project / proposal schedule. How long will the project take? When can you begin work?
* Availability. How many hours per week can you spend working on this? What other obligations do you have this summer?
* Deliverables. It is very important to list quantifiable results here, for example:
  * Improve X modules in ways Y and Z.
  * Write 3 new documentation pages for the new interfaces.
  * Improve test coverage by writing X more unit/regression tests.
  * Improve performance in FOO by X%.
* How do you plan to continue with your project / proposal and within the Apache Libcloud community after GSoC?
* Benefits to the Free Software Community, who would gain from your project?
* Biography and Free Software experiences. Who are you? What makes you the best person to work on this project/proposal? What free and/or open source projects have you participated in? Please describe your contributions with references.