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February 2, 2015

Google Computer Science Summer Institute - applications due March 5

The Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) is a three-week summer camp that offers a unique opportunity for graduating high school seniors to enrich their computer science skills, connect with Google engineers, and develop a functional web application. We are looking for students eager to spend a few weeks immersed in the Google life – tackling interesting technical problems, working collaboratively, and having fun.

Locations and dates are:
Mountain View, CA: July 13th - July 31st
Cambridge, MA: July 13th - July 31st
Seattle, WA: July 13th - July 31st
Chicago, IL: July 20th - Aug 7th
New York City, NY: July 20th - Aug 7th

Learn more about CSSI and apply online at google.com/students/cssi starting January 8, 2015. Applications close March 5, 2015

Candidates must
  • Be a current high school senior.
  • Intend to be enrolled as a full-time student in a 4-year BA/BS program in the US or Canada in Fall 2015. International students are eligible to apply as long as they intend to be enrolled at a university in the US or Canada.
  • Intend to be enrolled at a university in a computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or related area department for the 2015-2016 academic year.
  • Be able to demonstrate an interest in and motivation for studying computer science

CSSI 2015 will be comprised of both residential camps and day camps and will run at five Google offices: Cambridge, Chicago, Mountain View, New York and Seattle. In the residential camps, housing and transportation will be provided. In the day camps, students will be provided with a travel stipend and expected to commute into the respective Google offices for each day of CSSI. Students within a specified mileage distance from the respective day-camp offices will automatically be considered for those sites.

The program is open to all qualified high school seniors who meet the above criteria. We are committed to addressing diversity in the technology industry. Students who are a member of a group that is historically underrepresented in the technology industry are encouraged to apply.

Please be prepared to submit the below materials in addition to your application submission:
  • An updated resume (PDF required)
  • A current unofficial or official high school transcript (PDF/JPEG required)
  • SAT or ACT scores (if applicable)
  • Responses to multiple short answer questions. Each response should be under 200 words (PDF required).