# GitHub Copilot: Copilot Pro free for verified teachers and OSS maintainers

- Status: live
- Category: Developer tools
- Offer type: student/education
- Credit value: Copilot Pro free for verified teachers and OSS maintainers
- Eligibility: Verified teachers / popular OSS maintainers
- How to claim: Follow GitHub Docs eligibility flow
- Claim URL: https://github.com/settings/copilot
- Source URL: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/set-up-copilot/enable-copilot/set-up-for-teachers-and-os-maintainers
- Last verified: 2026-10-19T06:09:26-04:00 (Oct 19, 2026, 6:09 AM ET), HTTP 200

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "Access Copilot Pro for free as a teacher or open source maintainer"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/copilot-pro-teachers-oss