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Open Source Software Prize

The Stanford Open Source Software Prize is a prize awarded to an open source software project that makes noteworthy contributions to the advancement of open source software development as scholarly work, demonstrates expertise and significant impact on research in its field, and acts as an exemplary model of open source best practices.

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Peter Wegner, ''Monument to Change as It Changes"

Eligibility

To be considered for the Stanford Open Source Software Prize, the project must be included in the OpenSource@Stanford Projects Registry. If your project has not yet been featured on the Registry and you would like to be considered for the prize, please contact the Technical Community Manager (Francesca Vera) with details about your project.

All projects in the Registry by 05/01/2024 will be automatically considered for the prize.

(Note that we are currently focused on open source software intrinsic to research and scholarship, rather than administrative projects.)

Recognition

The prize will be awarded on a project-basis, with the winning project's team receiving:

  • A $1,000 cash prize
  • Recognition as the winners of the Stanford Open Source Software Prize
  • Prize assertions to the ORCID records of contributing team members

The prize will be announced in late May 2024 at the annual Stanford Data Science CORES Symposium alongside the other Open Science prizes awarded by CORES.

To request additional information, please email us at opensource-info@stanford.edu with mention of the prize in the subject line.