Contests and internships

Google Code-in November-December

Google Science Fair May-September

Google Summer of Code March-August

Google Code Jam February-March

Google Cloud Developer Challenge October-November

Google Winter and summer internships

Google Ambassador deadline May

Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship deadline February

Google Travel Grants for Women

Google Code-in The tasks(for open-source company) are grouped into the following categories:

1. Code: Tasks related to writing or refactoring code

2. Documentation/Training: Tasks related to creating/editing documents and helping others learn more

3. Outreach/Research: Tasks related to community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions

4. Quality Assurance: Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality

5. User Interface: Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction

Students will receive a certificate for completing 1 task and can earn a t-shirt when they complete 3 tasks. 20 grand winners will receive a trip to Google's Mountain View.

Google Science Fair

For students, who formulate a hypothesis, perform an experiment, and present their results

General judging criteria:

1. Inspirational entry or idea

2. Capacity to make an impact

3. Passion for science or engineering

4. Excellence of method

5. Communication skills

The Grand Prize includes a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions, an incredible experience at the Virgin Galactic Spaceport and $50,000 in scholarship funding

Google Summer of CodeGoogle Summer of Code is a program designed to encourage

university student participation in open source software development.

General judging criteria 1. Golden rule : "Start as early as possible!". The earlier you start working on your proposal the higher is your

chance to get accepted.

2. Focus on quality : you should focus on a few number of applications.

3. Get involved in the project

4. Discuss your idea: this feedback is crucial to your application.

5. Write your proposal: idea itself,benefits for the project, technical details.

Google awards stipends ($5500) to all students who successfully complete a requested free and open-source software coding project during the summer.

Example project

Google Code JamInternational programming competition professional and student programmers around the globe to solve difficult algorithmic puzzles in a fixed amount of time.

Competitors may use any programming language and development environment to obtain their solutions.

Competitor(s) prize1st Place $15,0002nd Place $2,000 3rd Place $1,000 4th—26th Place $100

Google Cloud Developer ChallengeThis contest invited developers to build locally relevant web applications built on Google App Engine

that solve real world problems and “WOW” the world through the deft application of Google APIs like the Google+, YouTube and Maps APIs.

Categories:● Enterprise/Small Business Solutions, Education, Not for Profit● Social / Personal Productivity/Games / Fun

You can develop applications on the Google Cloud Platform using any of Python, Java, PHP and Go programming languages.

12 winners will receive $20,000

Google Winter and summer internshipsResponsibilities

● Research, conceive and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google's product offering.● Contribute to a wide variety of projects utilizing natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data

compression, machine learning and search technologies.● Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to massive amounts of data and information.● Solve all problems that come your way.

Minimum qualifications● Completing 1st year of undergraduate studies ● Be currently enrolled in a 4-year BA/BA Program, Majoring in Computer Science or a closely related

technical field.

Preferred qualifications● Some programming experience in either Java, Python, C or C++.

Google AmbassadorThe Google Student Ambassador Program is an opportunity for students to act

as liaisons between Google and their universities

These ambassadors:● Learn about innovative Google products and programs.● Plan and host fun events on campus.● Act as a campus contact for Google teams.● Help Google better understand each university’s culture.

Google Anita Borg Memorial ScholarshipA group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships

will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background, passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science, and demonstrated leadership.

How do I apply? ● Application form● Curriculum vitae● Official transcripts● 4 essay (include technical essay)● Recommendation letters

Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a € 7,000 award for the next academic year. All scholarship recipients will be invited to attend an annual Google networking retreat.

Google Travel Grants for WomenGoogle is pleased to offer Women in Tech Conference and Travel Grants for computer scientists.

To be eligible for a conference grant, the candidate must:● Be a woman working in or studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a technical field related

to the conference subject● Have a strong academic background● Demonstrate leadership in the workplace or in school● Attend the core day(s) of the main conference

These grants include:● Free registration● Up to 1000 EUR towards travel and accommodation costs (to be paid

after the conference)

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About meEkaterina Pender

● Student (OmSTU)● Organizer GDG Omsk (Russia)