And it's not just SharpDevelop. The graphics program 'GIMP' is also on the list.

>Got this by e-mail.
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>SharpDevelop has been accepted to the Google Summer of Code 2009. In
>summary, it is a Google sponsored program that allows students to work
>on open-source projects over the summer and get paid for it (4500 USD
>goes to the student and 500 USD to the mentor).
>
>For more information about the program see: http://code.google.com/soc/
>
>There is also special page on the #Develop wiki:
>http://wiki.sharpdevelop.net/gsoc.ashx
>
>There are several suggestions for projects on the wiki page, but you are
>free to work on anything you like.
>
>
>So if you would like to earn some money over the summer working on
>SharpDevelop, please get it thouch. If you have some friends that might
>be interested, please let them know as well.
>
>David