Every student discount, credit, freebie and free tool — sorted by category and country, with the verification method for each offer.
AI · Dev · Cloud · Learning · Design · Career · Streaming · Money · Scholarships · By country
A community-maintained, international list of everything a student can get for free or cheap: student software discounts, cloud credits, free developer tools, free courses and certificates, scholarships, transport passes, banking perks and more — each entry with its verification method (SheerID, UNiDAYS, Student Beans, GitHub Student Developer Pack, ISIC…). Contributions welcome.
Almost every offer on this list gates behind one of these verification systems. Set them up once, then claim everything.
| Method | What it is | Used by | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| School / university email | .edu, .ac.uk, .ac.*, school-issued address |
JetBrains, Microsoft, Autodesk, Notion… | your institution's portal |
| Student ID + enrollment certificate | Official proof of enrollment | SheerID checks, museums, transport | your registrar / student office |
| GitHub Education | Verified student status → unlocks the Student Developer Pack (70+ offers) | Copilot, domains, cloud credits… | Apply |
| SheerID | Third-party verification used by most global brands | Spotify, Cursor, YouTube, Autodesk, Nike… | automatic during signup |
| UNiDAYS | Student discount platform | Apple, Nike, Samsung, ASOS… | myunidays.com |
| Student Beans | Student discount platform | VPNs, fashion, software | studentbeans.com |
| ISIC card | International Student Identity Card — 130+ countries | Travel, museums, software abroad | isic.org |
| Youth/age status | Many offers are for "under 26/27" — no student proof needed, just ID | EU museums, rail cards, cinemas | national ID |
⚠️ GitHub verification takes ~72 h. Apply day one, claim everything else while you wait.
| # | Offer | What you get | Verify via | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Student Developer Pack | 70+ pro tools free (Copilot, JetBrains, domains, cloud…) | GitHub Education | education.github.com/pack |
| 2 | Microsoft Azure for Students | $100/yr of cloud no credit card | School email / proof | azure.microsoft.com/free/students |
| 3 | Cursor Pro | 12 months free (~$240) | SheerID | cursor.com/students |
| 4 | JetBrains All Products | Every pro IDE free | School email / ISIC / GitHub | jetbrains.com/community/education |
| 5 | Figma Education | Figma Pro + FigJam free | School email / SheerID | figma.com/education |
| 6 | Notion Plus Education | Notion Plus plan free | School email | notion.so/students |
| 7 | UNiDAYS + Student Beans | Unlocks most hardware/fashion discounts | Platform signup | myunidays.com |
| 8 | Spotify / Apple Music Student | ~50% off (+ Apple TV+ with Apple Music) | SheerID / UNiDAYS | docs/entertainment.md |
| 9 | Microsoft 365 Education | Office free at eligible institutions | School email | microsoft.com/education |
| 10 | ISIC card | Student proof that works in 130+ countries | Enrollment certificate | isic.org |
| Category | File | What's inside |
|---|---|---|
| 🤖 AI & coding assistants | docs/ai.md | Cursor, Copilot, Zed, Google AI, ElevenLabs + free AI tiers |
| 🐙 GitHub Student Developer Pack | docs/github-pack.md | One signup → 70+ offers: Copilot, domains, cloud, courses, tools |
| ☁️ Dev tools, cloud & free tiers | docs/dev.md | Azure/AWS/Oracle + a complete $0 hosting stack |
| 🎨 Design, 3D & gamedev | docs/design.md | Figma, Autodesk, Unity, Adobe + free alternatives |
| 📖 Learning, courses & textbooks | docs/learning.md | freeCodeCamp, CS50, MOOCs, OpenStax, academic tools — with free-cert flags |
| 💼 Career & internships | docs/career.md | Free CV builders, interview prep, paid fellowships (GSoC, MLH…), job boards |
| 🧠 Study tools & useful sites | docs/productivity.md | Anki, Obsidian, GeoGebra, open-source alternatives, everyday websites |
| 📺 Streaming, media & gaming | docs/entertainment.md | Spotify/Apple/YT student plans, free games, Prime Gaming |
| 💰 Money, banking & budgeting | docs/money.md | No-fee accounts, budgeting apps, housing aid, student money traps |
| 🎓 Scholarships & grants | docs/scholarships.md | Erasmus Mundus, Fulbright, DAAD, Chevening + databases |
| 🗺️ Offers by country | docs/countries.md | 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 — transport, banking, gov aid, local perks |
🚧 Country sections beyond France are works in progress — add yours!
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🎓 Student offers | Require proof of student status — the Verify via column tells you exactly which one |
| 🆓 Free for everyone | Usable by any student with no verification — the Limits column states quotas/caps (or "Fully free") |
Expand the table
| Offer | The catch |
|---|---|
| Google AI student offers | Enrollment deadlines apply + card required → set a reminder before it renews at full price |
| Cursor Pro | Falls back to ~$20/mo after the free year → cancel if you're not continuing |
| ChatGPT student promos | Some are US-university only — check eligibility first |
| Canva Education | Reserved for primary/secondary schools → use Affinity (free) or Figma |
| AWS Educate | No longer gives cloud credits → use AWS Student Rewards instead |
| DigitalOcean | Offer expired (left the Pack mid-2026) → use Azure/Oracle instead |
| Postman Student Program | Discontinued — only the free plan remains |
| 🇫🇷 €1 CROUS meals | Requires a student card + active Izly account, 1 meal per service |
| 🇫🇷 Pass Culture | No new credit after 18; existing balance usable until 21 |
| "Free lifetime Copilot", unofficial discount sites | Scams — never enter payment info outside official stores |
| Scholarship "application fees" | Scams — real scholarships are always free to apply for |
| Shadow libraries for textbooks | Legal risk — use OpenStax/Unpaywall/your library instead → docs/learning.md |
- Day 1 — Apply to GitHub Education → unlocks 70+ offers in ~72 h
- Day 1 — Azure for Students + Cursor + Zed + Google AI (all direct-verify, no wait)
- Week 1 — UNiDAYS + Student Beans + ISIC card + your country's student ID/transit card
- Check your institution's portal — Microsoft 365, LinkedIn Learning, MATLAB, journals… often already included
- If you move out — housing aid / guarantor programs in your country (e.g. Visale + APL in France)
- Apply for aid — national grants + your university's bursary fund → docs/scholarships.md
Offers expire fast — help keep this the best student list on GitHub:
- Report an expired offer → open an issue with the Expired offer template
- Add an offer → PR following the format in CONTRIBUTING.md
- Add a free resource (courses, tools, sites) → New resource issue template
- Add your country → copy a country block in docs/countries.md
- Fix a price/link → PRs welcome, link to the official page
Our CI checks all links weekly — dead links get flagged automatically.
💰 Estimated cumulative value: $25,000+ in software, cloud credits, courses, scholarships and discounts — if every offer on this list were claimed.
Community-maintained list — offers change quickly; always re-check the terms before signing up. Not affiliated with any listed company.