About educator and researcher discounts
Before applying for an individual discount, check if your learning community is already partnered with us as a GitHub Campus Program school. For more information, see "About GitHub Campus Program."
To apply for an educator or researcher discount, you must meet the following requirements.
- Be an educator, faculty member, or researcher.
- Have a verifiable school-issued email address.
- Upload documents that prove your school affiliation.
- Have a user account on GitHub.
For more information about user accounts on GitHub, see "Signing up for a new GitHub account."
Applying for an educator or researcher discount
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Go to GitHub Education and, in the top right, click Get benefits.
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Under "Individuals", click Get teacher benefits.
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Select or add the email address you use for school.
Tip: Selecting a school-issued email address, if you have one, gives you the best chance of a speedy review.
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If prompted, upload proof of your academic status.
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Click Use your camera to take a picture.
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Optionally, to change the camera you want to use, use the camera drop-down menu.
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Place your valid academic ID or other proof of current academic status in the frame, then click Take photo.
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If you can't take a picture of your proof of academic status, to upload an image from your computer instead, click Upload image.
Note: PDF files are not supported, and you cannot upload them as proof of academic status.
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Enter your school's name.
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Describe how you plan to use GitHub.
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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.
Upgrading your organization
After your request for an educator or researcher discount has been approved, you can upgrade the organizations you use with your learning community to GitHub Team, which allows unlimited users and private repositories with full features, for free. You can upgrade an existing organization or create a new organization to upgrade.
Upgrading an existing organization
- Go to "Upgrade your organization" on the Organization Upgrades page.
- Next to the organization you want to upgrade, click Upgrade.
Upgrading a new organization
- Go to "Upgrade your organization" on the Organization Upgrades page.
- Click Create an organization.
- Read the information, then click Create organization.
- Under "Choose your plan", click Choose GitHub Free.
- Follow the prompts to create your organization.
- Go to "Upgrade your organization" on the Organization Upgrades page.
- Next to the organization you want to upgrade, click Upgrade.