Google Code-In 2013 Open 11/18/13 to 1/5/14

Google Code-In allows pre-university students ages 13-17 to register, beginning 18 November 2013,  then complete one or more coding -related tasks to compete for prizes.  The tasks include coding, documentation, outreach/research, quality assurance, or user interface items; students receive 1 point for each task which is successfully completed, with a certificate being awarded for each, and a t-shirt for completing 3 tasks.  At the end of the contest period, each of 10 mentor organization can choose 2 grand prize winners who will then be eligible to receive a trip to Google's Mountain View campus, a tour, meet with engineers, and a fun day in San Francisco.  For more details and to register for the competition, which ends 5 January 2014, visit Google Code-In 2013

Google Science Fair Submissions Due by 4/30/13

Students aged 13-18 are eligible to participate in the 2013 Google Science Fair; after registering with their Google account, they will create and submit projects by no later than 30 April 2013.  Entries will be judged and narrowed down to 90 regional finalists for further review; the top 15 finalists will present their projects to a distinguished expert panel in Mountain View, CA.  There are posters and lesson plans available for educators to help their students become involved.  For more information about the competition, visit https://www.googlesciencefair.com/#!/en/2013/competition

Coding Contests Applications Due

According to Tech Crunch, http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/24/code-in-contest-for-high-school-students/ , pre-university teens aged 13 to 17 are invited to participate in Google's third "Code-In" contest to develop open-source software.  The contest runs from 26 November 2012 to mid-January 2013, and entrants will be required to complete tasks in coding, documentation, outreach/research, quality assurance, and user interface categories.  Twenty grand prize winners and a parent will get a trip to Google's Mountain View campus and meet with Google employees; those who complete at least three tasks can win a t-shirt.  For further information, visit     http://www.google-melange.com/gci/homepage/google/gci2012

In a similar vein, Square is hosting its "Code Camp Contest" for US or Canadian university engineering students.  http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/square-launches-code-camp-contest-to-inspire-women-engineers/  Fifteen female winners will be selected from submitted resumes and letters to attend a three-day immersion program at the mobile payment company's San Francisco headquarters.  Applications are due by 2 November 2012 and the camp will take place in January 2013.  https://form.squareup.com/form/63915efedaf