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Welcome to Google Season of Docs!

Supporting open source documentation
Current phase:
Case studies published. See
timeline.
Google Season of Docs supports documentation in open source by:
- Providing funds to open source organizations to use for documentation
projects
- Providing guides and support for open source organizations to help them
understand their documentation needs
- Collecting data from open source organizations to better understand
documentation impact
- Publishing case studies from open source organizations to share best
practices
Google Season of Docs seeks to empower open source organizations to understand their
documentation needs, to create documentation to fill those needs, to measure the
effect and impact of their documentation, and, in the spirit of open source,
share what they've learned to help guide other projects. Google Season of Docs seeks
to bring more technical writers into open source through funding their work with
open source projects and organizations.
How does it work?
Google Season of Docs operates as a grant program. Accepted organizations will
receive between US$5,000 and US$15,000 to use for a documentation project.
Open source organizations submit project proposals. Organizations should
review the organization proposal guide before creating their proposal.
Project proposals include a proposed budget, timeline, and metrics.
Accepted organizations hire technical writers directly. The Google Season of Docs
grants will be disbursed in two payments; 40% upon hiring a technical
writer, and 60% after receiving the final evaluation and case study. For
more information on receiving grants, please visit our grants for
organizations guide.
Interested technical writers can signal their willingness to participate by
contacting organizations through their project pages and by adding themselves
to the Google Season of Docs technical writer
directory. We encourage
interested technical writers to work with organizations to create project
proposals.
Organizations submit their final evaluations and case studies by the program
deadline. Final evaluations and case studies outline what the organization
and technical writer learned during the project.
At the end of the program, the Google program administrators publish the
final evaluations and case studies. Google program administrators will also
follow up with the organizations at intervals to ask followup questions
about the project metrics.
The timeline shows the details of the steps
involved and the key dates.
Participants and roles
Below are the primary groups of people who take part in Google Season of Docs and the
role each group plays in the program:
Organization administrators are members of the participating open source
organizations who act as the principal Google Season of Docs contact for their
organization. The organization administrators submit the organization's
application to take part in Google Season of Docs, handle the paperwork, and are
responsible for submitting the final evaluation and case study. See the
administrator guide and
responsibilities
Technical writers are not direct participants in Google Season of Docs. For
information on how technical writers can participate in Google Season of Docs,
please see the Tech Writer guide.
Google program administrators are program managers within Google who run
the Google Season of Docs program.
Next steps
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Last updated 2024-12-12 UTC.
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Organizations submit proposals, including budgets and timelines. Accepted organizations hire technical writers and receive grants in two payments. Technical writers can participate by contacting organizations and joining the program's directory. Organizations submit final evaluations and case studies, which are published. Google program administrators oversee the program, collect data, and follow up on project metrics. The timeline details steps and deadlines.\n"],null,["# Introduction\n\nWelcome to Google Season of Docs!\n---------------------------------\n\nSupporting open source documentation\n------------------------------------\n\n**Current phase:**\n\nCase studies published. See\n[timeline](/season-of-docs/docs/timeline).\n\nGoogle Season of Docs supports documentation in open source by:\n\n- Providing funds to open source organizations to use for documentation projects\n- Providing guides and support for open source organizations to help them understand their documentation needs\n- Collecting data from open source organizations to better understand documentation impact\n- Publishing case studies from open source organizations to share best practices\n\nGoogle Season of Docs seeks to empower open source organizations to understand their\ndocumentation needs, to create documentation to fill those needs, to measure the\neffect and impact of their documentation, and, in the spirit of open source,\nshare what they've learned to help guide other projects. Google Season of Docs seeks\nto bring more technical writers into open source through funding their work with\nopen source projects and organizations.\n\nHow does it work?\n-----------------\n\nGoogle Season of Docs operates as a grant program. Accepted organizations will\nreceive between US$5,000 and US$15,000 to use for a documentation project.\n\n- Open source organizations submit project proposals. Organizations should\n review the [organization proposal guide]() before creating their proposal.\n Project proposals include a proposed budget, timeline, and metrics.\n\n- Accepted organizations hire technical writers directly. The Google Season of Docs\n grants will be disbursed in two payments; 40% upon hiring a technical\n writer, and 60% after receiving the final evaluation and case study. For\n more information on receiving grants, please visit our [grants for\n organizations](/season-of-docs/docs/org-payments) guide.\n\n- Interested technical writers can signal their willingness to participate by\n contacting organizations through their project pages and by adding themselves\n to the [Google Season of Docs technical writer\n directory](https://github.com/google/season-of-docs). We encourage\n interested technical writers to work with organizations to create project\n proposals.\n\n- Organizations submit their final evaluations and case studies by the program\n deadline. Final evaluations and case studies outline what the organization\n and technical writer learned during the project.\n\n- At the end of the program, the Google program administrators publish the\n final evaluations and case studies. Google program administrators will also\n follow up with the organizations at intervals to ask followup questions\n about the project metrics.\n\nThe [timeline](/season-of-docs/docs/timeline) shows the details of the steps\ninvolved and the key dates.\n\nParticipants and roles\n----------------------\n\nBelow are the primary groups of people who take part in Google Season of Docs and the\nrole each group plays in the program:\n\n- **Organization administrators** are members of the participating open source\n organizations who act as the principal Google Season of Docs contact for their\n organization. The organization administrators submit the organization's\n application to take part in Google Season of Docs, handle the paperwork, and are\n responsible for submitting the final evaluation and case study. See the\n administrator [guide](/season-of-docs/docs/admin-guide) and\n [responsibilities](/season-of-docs/docs/admin-responsibilities)\n\n- **Technical writers** are not direct participants in Google Season of Docs. For\n information on how technical writers can participate in Google Season of Docs,\n please see the Tech Writer [guide](/season-of-docs/docs/tech-writer-guide).\n\n- **Google program administrators** are program managers within Google who run\n the Google Season of Docs program.\n\nNext steps\n----------\n\n- Join the announcement mailing list at [season-of-docs-announce](https://groups.google.com/group/season-of-docs-announce) to stay informed about when applications open and other important program events.\n- [Check the timeline](/season-of-docs/docs/timeline) for important dates and milestones.\n- [Get started](/season-of-docs/docs/get-started) by registering your organization as a participant.\n- [Read the FAQ](/season-of-docs/docs/faq) if you have any questions.\n- [Contact us](/season-of-docs/docs/contact) if you need more help or want to join the discussions."]]