Get Your GitHub Student Developer Pack For Free Now!

 

Learn to ship software like a pro. There's no substitute for hands-on experience. But for most students, real-world tools can be cost-prohibitive. That's why we created the GitHub Student Developer Pack with some of our partners and friends: to give students free access to the best developer tools in one place so they can learn by doing. - Github

About GitHub Education

GitHub Education offers a special free product for schools that want to make the most of GitHub for their community and agree to specific program requirements.

If your school agrees to meet certain requirements, your secondary school, university, or Bootcamp can get GitHub Education, which offers the best of GitHub for free, including:

• GitHub Enterprise Cloud and/or GitHub Enterprise Server
• Teacher training to master Git and GitHub with our Campus Advisor program
• Automated access to premium GitHub Education features, like the GitHub Student Developer Pack
• Leadership development and technical training for students with the Campus Experts program

For more information, see the official GitHub Education page.

Teachers can manage a course on software development with GitHub Education. GitHub Classroom allows you to distribute code, provide feedback, and manage coursework using GitHub. For more information, see "Manage coursework with GitHub Classroom."

To learn more about training programs for student leaders and teachers, see "GitHub Campus Experts" and "Campus Advisors."

If you're a student or academic faculty and your school isn't partnered with GitHub as a GitHub Education school, then you can still individually apply for discounts to use GitHub. For more information, see "Use GitHub for your schoolwork" or "Use GitHub in your classroom and research."

To qualify for student benefits, you must:

• Be currently enrolled in a degree or diploma-granting course of studies such as a high school, secondary school, college, university, homeschool, or similar educational institution.
• Have a verifiable school-issued email address or upload documents that prove your current student status.
• Have a GitHub user account.
• Be at least 13 years old.

Applying for a GitHub Student Developer Pack

1. Go to GitHub Education and, in the top right, click Get benefits.

2. Under "Which best describes your academic status?", select Student.

3. Select or add the email address you use for school.

4. If prompted, upload proof of your academic status.

5. Enter your school's name.

6. Describe how you plan to use GitHub.

7. Verify your application details, then click Submit your information.

If your application is approved, you'll receive a confirmation email. Applications are usually processed within a few days, but it may take longer during peak times, such as during the start of a new semester.