CSE Plan

Learn about eligibility requirements before submitting an application.

General Restrictions

  • You may submit only one application per calendar month.
  • An edu email address can only be approved for a single account.
  • Email verification attempts are limited; use them carefully.
  • For GitHub verification, add the required file to your repo before submitting.

Eligibility by Type

Student

  • Currently enrolled in an educational institution at one of the following stages:
    • ·Primary, middle/junior high, or high school
    • ·Higher education: college/vocational school, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral program
  • Possess a valid edu email address issued by your institution

Teacher

  • Currently employed as a full-time or part-time instructor at an educational institution
  • Possess a valid edu email address issued by your institution

Open Source Contributor

  • Project creator or active contributing member
  • Own a public GitHub repository
  • Repository has ≥ 1,000 stars
  • Add openId and a sample to mind.json before applying

GitHub Verification Guide

Before submitting a community application, add a mind.json file to the root of your repository with your account openId.

File URL format

https://github.com/name/project/blob/main/mind.json

Replace name/projectname with your GitHub username and repository name.

mind.json content

{
    "openIds": [
        "98B58C85-84F9-4D2D-94A5-CCE9F3F87DB0"
    ]
}

openId is a list of your app account identifiers. You can find them in your account settings.