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Free Certifications Through our educator program, you will be eligible for free MongoDB certification. Community Connect with our global educator community through our educator forum and exclusive events for educators. Educators Program FAQs Beyond Tables Explore the rise of NoSQL databases like MongoDB and their role in handling complex, unstructured data across industries. Learn how MongoDB is shaping modern development and how you can build in-demand skills through free courses and certifications.Apply Now 75,000+Open positions for professionals with MongoDB Skills 65,000+Companies use MongoDB 1,000+Universities in the MongoDB for Educator community Curriculum Resources Explore free resources for educators crafted by MongoDB experts to prepare learners with in-demand database skills and knowledgeCourseMongoDB Basics: Intro to Non-Relational Databases Fast-paced introduction to MongoDB fundamentals for students new to the database.1 Lesson View Lecture Details CourseAI and MongoDB Explore how to build AI powered apps with MongoDB using vector search, RAG, and agents.7 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseMongoDB 101: Getting Started Introductory series on MongoDB and non-relational databases for first-time learners.6 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseMongoDB 201: Beyond Beginner Move into professional use of MongoDB with advanced schema design, search, optimization, and sharding.6 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseData Modeling with MongoDB Learn to design effective MongoDB document schemas using patterns and best practices.4 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseQuerying and Data Transformation in MongoDB Practice querying, indexing, and transforming data with MongoDB’s query language and aggregation framework.5 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseSecurity with MongoDB Understand core MongoDB security from authentication and networking to encryption at rest.5 Lessons View Lecture Details CourseMonitoring, Performance, and Scaling with MongoDB Learn to monitor, tune, and scale MongoDB clusters for performance and reliability.4 Lessons View Lecture Details All Lessons A comprehensive collection of lessons on MongoDB designed to be modular. 27 Lessons View Lecture Details Career-Building Skills, 90 Minutes at a Time MongoDB Skill Badges are free, focused credentials designed to help you quickly learn and validate specific MongoDB skills.Learn More About SkillsMongoDB Basics for Students Educator Spotlight Abdussalam Alawini Professor at University of Illiniois Urbana Champaign“The flexibility and reliability of MongoDB Atlas make it an invaluable tool for both educators and students in the field of data management.” Read More Chanda Raj Kumar Professor at KL University Hyderabad“By teaching MongoDB along relational databases, I aim to help students build practical skills to design and manage modern, dynamic applications.” Read More Student Resources MongoDB offers resources and opportunities to empower students to make the most of MongoDBGet $200 of Benefits with the MongoDB Student Pack Access free Certification and $50 in MongoDB Atlas Credits with the GitHub Student Pack.Learn More MongoDB Internships Work on teams and projects that will be used by thousands of developers and organizations across the world. View MongoDB Internship Opportunities MongoDB PhD Fellowship Join exceptional candidates in computer science research, fostering collaboration with MongoDB engineers. Learn More Featured Student Projects Explore MongoDB-powered application development with these student-created projects.View all MongoDB University student projectsView all Major League Hacking winning projects EdWiz This is a browser-based app that allows educators to better prepare for their lessons by using physical gestures to create visualization. It is an ML-enabled full-stack app built with Next.js, Prisma, React, and Typescript. View on Major League Hacking Spotify - USF This app is a Spotify song and playlist recommendation engine. Apache Spark, MongoDB, Amazon S3, and Databricks (PySpark) were used to train a deep-learning Word2Vec model to build song and playlist embeddings for recommendation. Learn More Dog Care Example App This is an example of an app aiming to modernize the existing SQL database used by the Dog Welfare Federation (DWF). This project includes a Beginner’s Guide to MongoDB that allows others to follow along step-by-step. Learn More Harvest Hero A significant amount of edible and nutritious food goes to waste because it's not harvested. This app was built as a solution to combat the growing issue of food waste and uses MERN stack, Twilio, Express.js, and Node.js. View on Major League Hacking Schulkit Schulkit, powered by MongoDB Atlas, is an app designed to streamline and manage your school stuff the Schul way. This app utilizes MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB Charts, and Nuxt. View on Major League Hacking Educator Program FAQs Who is eligible for the MongoDB for Educators Program? 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. Can educators outside of the United States apply for the MongoDB for Educators Program? Yes! How does the application process work? 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. What is the expected turnaround time to be verified as an educator? Applications that are not instantly approved will be reviewed and addressed within 5-7 days. How will I receive my Atlas Promotional Code? 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. How do MongoDB Atlas credits work? 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. Do MongoDB Atlas Promotional Codes expire? 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. What benefits are available for my students? 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. Does MongoDB provide fellowships for university students? Yes! We provide fellowships for PhD candidates. For more information, see MongoDB PhD Fellowship Program. How do I access free certification for educators? 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 …