Are you pre-university student ? Would you like a chance to win a trip to the Googleplex, the California headquarters of Google in the heart of the world-famous Silicon Valley. if Yes , here comes the way to Googleplex. Join GHOP. The Google Highly Open Participation Contest (the “Contest”) which is designed to (1) encourage and inspire pre-university students to begin participating in open source development, (2) help open source projects identify and bring in new contributors, and (3) provide pre-university students interested in computer science and other fields with exposure to real-world software development, including coding work, localization, documentation and open source community involvement.

Google will work with various Open Source Organizations to develop a list of Tasks that Participants can attempt to complete. Judges will choose winning entries in accordance with these Official Rules and prizes will be awarded to eligible winning Participants.

PRIZES FOR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:Each eligible Participant judged to be the best overall entrant by a participating Open Source Organization (“Grand Prize Winners”) will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Google’s Headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA in addition to any prizes awarded under Section 8. Each Grand Prize Winner will receive round-trip coach air transportation for himself/herself and one parent or legal guardian from the major airport nearest the Participant’s residence, hotel accommodations for two people for four nights, and a meal allowance of $75 USD per person per day. Hotel accommodations will be arranged at a hotel of Google’s choice. Certain black out dates apply. All other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the Grand Prize Winners.

PRIZES FOR COMPLETED ENTRIES: Each Participant submitting at least one (1) Completed Entry will receive one T-shirt with an approximate value $24 USD (twenty four U.S. dollars). For every three (3) Completed Entries submitted by a Participant, that Participant will receive a $100 USD (one hundred U.S. dollars) prize. Participants may submit as many Entries as they choose but each eligible Participant is limited to one T-shirt and $500 USD (five hundred U.S. dollars) in prizes. Just apply for it then now.

For more regarding eligibility requirements,platform read this