GitHub Campus Experts
GitHub's selective programme that trains student leaders to build technical communities at their universities. Selected students receive training in public speaking, technical writing and community management, plus support from GitHub for their events. Applications open once a year, every July, and include a written form and a video.
Every July
GitHub Docs · Oct 2026
About 50 of 5,000+ applicants
GitHub blog · Oct 2026
Programme
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While you are a student
Intermediate
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- When
- Usually opens in JulyApplications usually open every July for about a month. Check the official page for the current cycle.
- Who can apply
- Aged 18 or over, enrolled in formal higher education, with more than one year left before graduating, a GitHub user for at least six months and verified through the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
- Where
- Online training, on campus
Dates move from year to year. Check the official page before you plan around them.
What it is
GitHub Campus Experts are student leaders trained by GitHub to grow technical communities at their schools, through workshops, guest lectures, hackathons and online events. The programme focuses on the skills that help you lead: public speaking, technical writing, event planning and community management.
Who can apply
According to GitHub's documentation, you must:
- be at least 18,
- be enrolled in a formal higher education institution,
- have more than one year left before graduating,
- have used GitHub for at least six months, and
- be verified through the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
Timeline
Applications open every July and stay open for about a month. About two weeks after they close, applicants receive an email with an update and, if successful, instructions for the video stage. If applications are closed, the official page shows the next cycle's dates.
How to get in
- Claim the Student Developer Pack now, so you meet the verification rule in time.
- Run something before you apply: a Git workshop for juniors or a study group shows you can lead.
- In the form, be specific about the challenges your student community faces and what you want to build for it.
- Record a simple, honest video. A webcam is enough; GitHub cares about your ideas, not production.
The programme is very selective. GitHub reported that of more than 5,000 applications in 2024, about 50 were selected for training.
What you get
Training from GitHub, support for running events, a community of other Campus Experts around the world and experience that reads well on a CV. Even if you are not selected, the events you run on the way are worth doing.
Pair it with on Sefism
- Learn Git and GitHub properly with the Dev tools roadmap and how to learn Git and GitHub properly.
- Practise presenting with the Speaking up roadmap.
- Encourage your community to contribute with the Open source roadmap.
Best for: students with at least a year of study left who already enjoy teaching and organising.
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