<s>
Google	B-Application
Code-in	I-Application
(	O
GCI	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
international	O
annual	O
programming	O
competition	O
hosted	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
LLC	I-Application
that	O
allowed	O
pre-university	O
students	O
to	O
complete	O
tasks	O
specified	O
by	O
various	O
,	O
partnering	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
was	O
originally	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Highly	O
Open	O
Participation	O
Contest	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
format	O
was	O
modified	O
into	O
its	O
current	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
organization	O
also	O
selected	O
two	O
grand	O
prize	O
award	O
winners	O
who	O
would	O
earn	O
a	O
free	O
trip	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Headquarters	O
located	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
began	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Highly	I-Application
Open	I-Application
Participation	I-Application
Contest	I-Application
during	O
2007	O
–	O
2008	O
aimed	O
at	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
encourage	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
modified	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Code-in	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
2014	O
edition	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Melange	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
website	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Code-in	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prizes	O
offered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
included	O
a	O
contest	O
T-shirt	O
and	O
a	O
participation	O
certificate	O
for	O
completing	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
task	O
and	O
US$100	O
for	O
every	O
three	O
tasks	O
completed	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
US$500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
grand	O
prize	O
of	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
headquarters	O
for	O
an	O
award	O
ceremony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
participating	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
project	O
selected	O
one	O
contestant	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
grand	O
prize	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
10	O
grand	O
prize	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
partners	O
with	O
certain	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
organizations	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
working	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
programs	O
like	O
Google	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
each	O
organization	O
will	O
choose	O
two	O
students	O
as	O
the	O
grand	O
prize	O
award	O
winners	O
and	O
they	O
will	O
visit	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
USA	O
headquarters	O
for	O
a	O
four-day	O
trip	O
with	O
an	O
awards	O
ceremony	O
,	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
engineers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
day	O
of	O
sightseeing	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
