GitHub Student Pack approved but Copilot still stuck on Free and only shows $4 coupon

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Hi everyone,

Hi everyone,

My GitHub Student Developer Pack was approved on April 18, 2026, and the benefits page says my academic benefits are available until April 18, 2028.

However, when I use the Copilot redeem link from the Student Developer Pack, it redirects me back to my existing Copilot Free account instead of activating the student Copilot benefit.

I also checked my billing page, and instead of seeing the student Copilot entitlement fully applied, I only see a coupon that says “$4.00 off per month for 2 years until April 20, 2028”.

My school email is already connected to the same GitHub account that received the student approval, so this does not appear to be an account mismatch.

Has anyone had this exact issue where the Student Pack is approved, but the Copilot benefit stays on Free and only a $4 coupon is applied instead?

If a moderator sees this, I would like help checking whether my Copilot student entitlement is stuck or needs to be manually refreshed.

Thanks.

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