> As to how many groups and students, they didn't say anything > about that other than to show that each year the numbers had > increased.
Our prospects were evaluated with some care. In particular, Google has stated, publicly, in writing, that they expect to fund ~10% fewer students and thus fewer organizations this year. > http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2009/faqs.html > > 4. How many mentoring organizations does Google expect to take > part in the program? > > We worked with 40 organizations in 2005, over 100 in 2006, > over 130 in 2007 and 175 in 2008. We expect slightly fewer > organizations to take part in 2009, as we've capped the number > of student participants at 1,000. > > 5. How many students does Google expect to take part in the > program? > > We funded approximately 400 student projects in 2005, 600 in > 2006, 900 in 2007 and 1125 in 2008. We'll be funding > approximately 1,000 student projects in 2009. Dave Eckhardt
