| Program announcement | February 9, 2021
Google Season of Docs program announced |
| Organization applications | February 9, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Organizations can begin submitting applications to Google |
| March 26, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Deadline for organization applications |
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| March 26 - April 15, 2021
Google program administrators review organization applications |
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| Organizations announced | April 16, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Google publishes the list of accepted organizations |
| Doc development | April 16, 2021
Doc development can officially begin |
| April 16 - November 16, 2021
Hired technical writers work on documentation projects with guidance from organizations |
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| Technical writer hiring | May 17, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writer hiring deadline |
| Monthly Evaluations | June 16 - 23, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
First monthly evaluation period Organization administrators start reporting on their project status via monthly evaluations |
| July 16 - 23, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Second monthly evaluation period |
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| August 16 - 23, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Third monthly evaluation period |
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| September 16 - 23, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Fourth monthly evaluation period |
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| October 15 - 22, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Fifth and final monthly evaluation period |
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| Final project evaluation and case study | November 16 - 30, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Organization administrators submit their case study and final project evaluation |
| Results announced | December 14, 2021
Google publishes the 2021 Google Season of Docs case studies and aggregate project data |
| Followup surveys | May 2 - 9, 2022 at 18:00 UTC
First followup survey period Organizations begin to participate in post-program followup surveys |
| August 2 - 9, 2022 at 18:00 UTC
Second followup survey period |
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| November 2 - 9, 2022 at 18:00 UTC
Third and final followup survey period |
All dates are in UTC
time zone.
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Want to know more?
Take a look at the Organization administrator guide: This guide shows you how to manage your open source organization's participation in Google Season of Docs.