MongoDB for Educators

To qualify for the MongoDB for Educators Program you must:

• Be an educator, faculty member, or researcher at an accredited educational institution (high schools, junior colleges, colleges, universities, and technical schools).
• Be an educator at a bootcamp.
• Have a verifiable school-issued email address or upload documents that prove your school affiliation.

The following do not qualify for the MongoDB for Educators Program:

• Self-directed education. For self-directed education, see MongoDB University.
• Early stage startups. For startups, see MongoDB for Startups.
• Marketing departments at Educational institutions.
• Educational programs affiliated with organizations whose primary purpose is not educational.
• Students are not eligible for the educator benefits. Students, see MongoDB for Students.

Yes!

Educators at traditional, accredited institutions within the US, Spain or the United Kingdom will be quickly verified through our verification service, SheerID. They will be asked to provide the following information:

• First and Last Name as it appears on school records
• School email address
• Institution Name
• Country
• Teaching Status
• Course Name
• Course Syllabus

Educators successfully verified through SheerID will receive their Atlas Promotional Code instantly and in a follow-up email. Learn more about SheerID’s verification process here.

Educators at traditional, accredited institutions outside of US, Spain or the United Kingdom will be manually reviewed by the MongoDB team and will receive their Atlas Promotional Code in an email after successful verification. They will be asked to provide the following information:

• First and Last Name
• School or Institutional email address
• Teaching Status
• Name of Institution
• Institution Type
• Country
• Link to faculty or staff profile on institution website, Google scholar profile, or other relevant link demonstrating their status as an educator
• Course Name
• Syllabus

Coding/technical bootcamp instructors in any country will be manually reviewed by the MongoDB team and will receive their Atlas Promotional Code in an email after successful verification. They will be asked to provide the following information:

• First and Last Name
• School or Institutional email address
• Teaching Status
• Name of Institution
• Institution Type
• Country
• Link to faculty or staff profile on institution website, Google scholar profile, or other relevant link demonstrating their status as an educator
• Course Name
• Syllabus

All accepted applicants will receive access to the Educator Portal via email.

Applications that are not instantly approved will be reviewed and addressed within 5-7 days.

Applicants that are instantly verified will have access to their Atlas Promotional Code on the post-verification screen. They will also receive a follow-up email with their Atlas Promotional Code.

Applicants who are not instantly verified will receive their Atlas Promotional Code via email.

All accepted applicants will receive access to the Educator Portal via email.

Once you've received your Atlas Promotional Code, you can apply the credits to your selected Atlas organization. Please note, promotional codes are redeemed at the organization level. Your promotional code can only be redeemed once to an organization of your choice.

Atlas Promotional Codes will expire if they're not applied to your Atlas account within 90 days. Once applied, you will have 12 months to use all of the credits.

Students are eligible for $50 of Atlas credits and free certification after completion of a learning path. To qualify for these benefits, students must apply for the GitHub Student Developer Pack.

Yes! We provide fellowships for PhD candidates. For more information, see MongoDB PhD Fellowship Program.

Educators who are part of the MongoDB for Educators Program are eligible to receive a free certification voucher after completing the MongoDB Developer or MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) learning path in MongoDB University. The MongoDB team will reach out to you via email 2-3 days after learning path completion with your free certification voucher.

If you have questions related to the MongoDB for Educators Program or are having technical issues with your Atlas Promotional Codes, please contact academia@mongodb.com.