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== History ==

The program began as [[Google Highly Open Participation Contest]]. In 2010, the program was modified into Google Code-in. In 2011, 18 organizations participated and there were 10 grand prize winners who went to Google's Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Code-in 2011 Announcement|url=http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2011/11/explore-open-source-with-google-code-in.html|publisher=Google|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> In 2012, 10 organizations participated and there were 20 grand prize winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Code-in 2012 Grand Prize Winners... Drumroll Please!|url=http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/02/google-code-in-2012-grand-prize-winners.html|work=Google Open Source Blog|publisher=Google|accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref> In 2013, one mentor from each organization met with the grand prize winners.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2014/01/google-code-in-2013-drumroll-please.html|title = Google Code-in 2013 - drumroll please!|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 2014, 12 organizations are participating with 24 grand prize winners.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2014/terms_and_conditions|title = Google Code-in 2014 Contest Rules|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

== Eligibility ==

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== Prizes ==

[[ImageFile:GCI2013 Group Photo - Android Building 44.jpg|thumb|Google Code-in 2013 grand prize award winners]]

Students who complete one task earn a certificate. Students who complete three tasks earn a T-shirt in addition to the certificate. There is a maximum of one T-shirt and one certificate per student.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Contest Rules for Google Code-in 2013|url=https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules|publisher=Google|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> At the end of the competition, each organization will choose two students as the grand prize award winners and they will visit Google's Mountain View, California, USA headquarters for an four-day trip with an awards ceremony, an opportunity to meet with Google engineers, and a day of sightseeing in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Code-in Grand Prize Winners visit Google|url=http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/06/google-code-in-grand-prize-winners.html|work=Google Open Source Blog|accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref>