Timeline
(see [WWW] Google's FAQ)
March 5: Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google
March 12: Mentoring organization application deadline
March 13: Google program administrators review organization applications
March 14: List of accepted mentoring organizations published on code.google.com; student application period opens
March 24: Student application deadline
Interim Period: Mentoring organizations review and rank student proposals; where necessary, mentoring organizations may request further proposal detail from the student applicant
April 9: List of accepted student applications published on code.google.com
Interim Period: Students learn more about their project communities
May 28: Students begin coding for their GSoC projects; Google begins issuing initial student payments
Interim Period: Mentors give students a helping hand and guidance on their projects
July 9: Students upload code to code.google.com/hosting; mentors begin mid-term evaluations
July 16: Mid-term evaluation deadline; Google begins issuing mid-term student payments
August 20: Students upload code to code.google.com/hosting; mentors begin final evaluations; students begin final program evaluations
August 31: Final evaluation deadline; Google begins issuing student and mentoring organization payments