About the program
Nexus Spring of Code hands you live repositories for 45 days: partner orgs on GitHub queue up real issues, participants claim them through the program desk, and a leaderboard tracks merged work week by week. It reads like a season-long Hacktoberfest with matching built in.
Where the big stipend programs filter hard, nsoc filters low and paces high - the value is momentum. Orgs get reviewed PRs, contributors get issue intake that does not stall, and the prizes, swag and certificates land at the end of the evaluation window.
Primary stack
Technical focus
The path
- 01Registration (spring)
Sign up on nsoc.in with your GitHub handle; participant and org tracks open together.
- 02Project selection
Browse the partner-repo board, claim issues against your stack, and get matched to a maintainer contact.
- 03Contribution window (45 days)
Quality PRs earn leaderboard points weekly; dead repos and duplicate claims are filtered out.
- 04Evaluation and rewards
Top ranks take prizes and swag; every completed track gets a certificate you can cite in later proposals.
Who it's for
- Students who want a supervised first season of real PRs
- Builders stacking proof of consistency before GSoC or LFX applications
- Orgs that need their issue backlog worked through a program desk
What you walk away with
- A 45-day streak of merged PRs across live partner repos
- Leaderboard placement, prizes and a completion certificate
- Maintainer references that carry into stipended programs
- Early fluency with review, CI and issue etiquette
Program timeline
Calendar positions for the 2026 cycle - the marker shows October, where you are now.
- RegistrationsFeb - Mar
- Project selectionMar - Apr
- Contribution windowApr - May
- EvaluationMay - Jun
Organizations
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