GitHub Student Developer Pack: Copilot, Codespaces and 60+ partner tools free
One verified-student GitHub account unlocks Copilot student access, Codespaces, Azure credit with no card, Notion Education, Datadog, New Relic, free domains, and more.
Step-by-step guide
How to do it
Apply for verification
At github.com, open Settings → Education benefits with a school-affiliated email or uploaded proof of enrollment.
Claim partner offers one by one
Each offer (Copilot, Codespaces, Azure, MongoDB, Heroku, Datadog, Namecheap, 1Password...) needs its own sign-in or code.
Enable Copilot Student
Copilot's student plan includes unlimited code completions plus a GitHub AI Credits allowance and limited chat/agent usage.
Track renewal clocks
Most partner offers run while you are a student, within 12–24-month caps, and several require yearly re-verification.
Details & Context
GitHub's Student Developer Pack is the umbrella behind many of this site's student tricks. Verification (GitHub account plus school email or uploaded proof) gates the whole bundle: GitHub Copilot student plan with unlimited completions and an AI Credits allowance, GitHub Pro and Codespaces Pro-tier use, Microsoft Azure with $100 in credit and no credit card required, Notion Education with extra AI responses, Heroku $13/month for 24 months, $50 in MongoDB Atlas credits plus free MongoDB University certification ($150 value), Datadog Pro with 10 servers free for 2 years, New Relic free (a $300/month value), a free Namecheap .me domain plus a year of SSL, a free .TECH domain for a year, Termius Pro free while enrolled, 1Password free for a year, DevCycle Starter free for a year, and $25 in Stripe credits.
Part of a Curated Trick Chain
Step 1 of 6 (Identity & Verification) · Total stack value: $3,289
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