Google announces Summer of Code for open source developers
Google’s Summer of Code will pay open source developers to write some code over this summer. Submit an application for an open source project you are thinking of doing by June 24, and upon approval Google will pay a stipend of $500. Submit the completed open source application by September 1st, and get a check for $4,000 (as well as t-shirt) in the mail. Not bad for two months’ work for those on student incomes. Frequently asked questions are here. Google asks that you choose BSD, LGPL or GPL license for Google-funded open source projects. Looks like they are pretty open about the platforms, programming languages and general purpose of the application.