The following is a page to hold all the Google Summer of Code's projects for 2025. You can find [projects](gsoc-previous-years) we had in previous years in [this page](gsoc-previous-years).
## Why Tor needs to participate in GSoC
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program, sponsored by Google, that helps students and new contributors get into open-source projects.
Tor, as an open-source project, benefits from participating in programs that bring new con
- bring new contributors to the Tor community
- raise the visibility of Tor in the open-source ecosystem
- provide a structure to mentor student
- pay students so time is not a barrier to participation
- mentors learn and practice leadership and communication skills
## Information needed for each project
Information that each project needs:
- project description
- expected size of the project:
-the expected size of the project:
- small: 90 hours
- medium: 175 hours
- large: 350 hours
- skills required and preferred
- list of potential mentors (at list two)
- expected outcomes of the project
- if possible a rating of easy, medium, hard for the project
- if possible a rating of easy, medium, or hard for the project
