GitHub Student Developer Pack
SaaS Startup Programs
GitHub Pro + 50+ partner offers, free for students
Still the single highest-value education bundle in tech: GitHub Pro, $200 DigitalOcean, $100 Azure, two years of Heroku credit, a free domain, and 50+ more offers.
Who qualifies
Every condition below is taken from the vendor’s own published criteria. Read them before you spend an afternoon on the application.
Students
The programme is aimed at students. Vendors read this loosely, but expect to describe the company and what you are building on the application.
About GitHub Student Developer Pack
Quick answer
Still the single highest-value education bundle in tech: GitHub Pro, $200 DigitalOcean, $100 Azure, two years of Heroku credit, a free domain, and 50+ more offers.
Still the single highest-value education bundle in tech. Verified students get GitHub Pro plus 50+ partner offers: $200 of DigitalOcean for a year, $100 Azure, ~two years of Heroku credit, a free Namecheap .me domain with SSL, JetBrains IDEs, Codespaces, and dozens more. Every student founder should claim this before buying anything.
Headline offers
- GitHub Pro free while you are a student
- DigitalOcean: $200 for 1 year
- Microsoft Azure: $100 (no card)
- Heroku: $13/month for 24 months
- Namecheap: free .me domain + SSL
- JetBrains: professional IDEs free
How to apply
4 steps. The last one is the part most people skip.
- 1
Open GitHub Student Developer Pack through the link on this page
It carries our referral tag. The terms you get are identical either way, and it never changes what this page says about the programme.
- 2
Have the eligibility evidence ready
Applications are checked against one condition — students. Incorporation date, cap table and a one-line description of what you are building cover most of it.
- 3
Ask for the expiry window in writing
GitHub Student Developer Pack does not publish how long the credit runs, and unused balance is almost always forfeited. Get the activation and expiry dates confirmed before you plan around the grant.
- 4
Know the rate you land on when it runs out
The point of a credit is a runway extension, not a permanent discount. Check standard list pricing for the usage you will have by then, so the first real invoice is a decision rather than a surprise.
GitHub Student Developer Pack FAQ
The questions we actually get asked about this programme.
Ask us something elseGitHub Pro plus 50+ partner offers, including $200 DigitalOcean, $100 Azure, two years of discounted Heroku, a free domain with SSL, and JetBrains IDEs.
Verified current students aged 13+ via GitHub Education (academic email or enrollment proof).
Benefits last while you remain a verified student; individual partner offers carry their own durations.
