What You Get (the highlights)
This isn't a curated list of "nice to have" perks. These are tools that cost real money:
- GitHub Copilot Pro — Free while you're a student. Normally $19/month.
- JetBrains All Products Pack — IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, everything. Normally $249/year.
- Namecheap free .me domain — 1 year, free SSL certificate included.
- .tech domain — Free for 1 year via get.tech.
- DigitalOcean — $200 in credits for 1 year. Enough to run a VPS for months.
- Azure for Students — $100 credit, no credit card needed.
- Educative.io — 6 months free access to their entire course library.
- Frontend Masters — 6 months free.
- Canva Pro — Free for students via the pack.
Full list has 50+ offers. Most renew annually as long as you're a student.
Who Qualifies
- University/college students with a
.eduemail - Students at recognized institutions (even without .edu — GitHub verifies)
- Older students, part-time students, master's students — all count
How to Activate (3 minutes)
- Go to education.github.com/pack
- Click "Get your pack"
- Verify with your school email or upload proof of enrollment
- Approval is usually instant, sometimes takes 1-2 days
Once approved, each benefit has its own activation link inside the dashboard. Click, connect your account, done.
If you know a student who's paying for tools they could get free — send them this link. Most students don't even know this exists.