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2026 program timeline
The standard timeline accounts for 12 week coding projects. Mentors and GSoC Contributors can agree to extend the coding period up to 22 weeks.
All times in Asia/Tokyo timezone.
- Past phase
- December 04, 2025 4:00 AM
- Program Announce Date
- Past phase
- January 20, 2026 3:00 AM
- Org Applications Open
- Past phase
- February 04, 2026 3:00 AM
- Org Application Deadline
- Past phase
- February 19, 2026 3:00 AM
- Org Notification Date
- Past phase
- February 20, 2026 3:00 AM
- Accepted Orgs Announced
- Active phase
- March 17, 2026 3:00 AM
- Contributor Proposals Open
- Future phase
- April 01, 2026 3:00 AM
- Proposal Deadline
- Future phase
- April 22, 2026 3:00 AM
- Proposal Ranking Deadline
- Future phase
- April 29, 2026 9:00 AM
- Slot Allocation Deadline
- Future phase
- April 30, 2026 3:00 AM
- Projects Announced to Orgs
- Future phase
- May 01, 2026 3:00 AM
- Accepted Projects Announced
- Future phase
- November 12, 2026 3:00 AM
- Program End Date