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The JetBrains Teacher Pack for Bootcamps — the program that gave bootcamp instructors free JetBrains IDE access and issued student coupons — is being retired; 30 September 2026 is the final application day and no new applications are accepted from 1 October 2026
departs 30 Sept 2026
Quick answers
- Is it true that JetBrains sunsets the Teacher Pack for Bootcamps — last day to apply 30 September 2026, no new applications from 1 October?
- Yes. JetBrains has officially announced it, effective 30 Sept 2026. This affects anyone who runs a coding bootcamp and relies on the JetBrains Teacher Pack for Bootcamps to get free JetBrains IDE licenses for instructors and coupons for students.
- When does it take effect?
- 30 Sept 2026. Verified against the vendor's own announcement.
- What should I use instead?
- If you run a bootcamp and want one last round of JetBrains IDE access under this program, submit a final application before 30 September 2026, 11:59 pm CET — those coupons stay valid up to six months.
What this means for you
This affects anyone who runs a coding bootcamp and relies on the JetBrains Teacher Pack for Bootcamps to get free JetBrains IDE licenses for instructors and coupons for students. JetBrains says 30 September 2026, 11:59 pm CET is the last day to apply; bootcamps that apply on or before that date receive one final set of student coupons, valid for up to six months. Starting 1 October 2026, JetBrains will no longer accept new applications, will issue no additional student coupons, and instructors will no longer receive free access to JetBrains IDEs through the bootcamp program. Existing coupons already issued continue to work until they expire. This is a discontinuation of one specific free-licensing route, not of JetBrains' education offering as a whole — JetBrains points bootcamps at its other education programs instead.
Where to go
If you run a bootcamp and want one last round of JetBrains IDE access under this program, submit a final application before 30 September 2026, 11:59 pm CET — those coupons stay valid up to six months. For access beyond that, move to one of JetBrains' other education programs (Classroom Assistance, the free Community editions of IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, or Student/Teacher licenses where eligible) rather than the retired bootcamp track. Do not assume instructor IDE access renews automatically after 1 October 2026 — plan replacement licensing before your current coupons expire.
- JetBrains' other education programs (Classroom Assistance and the broader teaching/learning offerings JetBrains directs bootcamps to)
- The free Community editions of IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, which do not depend on the bootcamp program
JetBrains is retiring one of its free-licensing routes for educators. In a post on the JetBrains Education blog dated 31 August 2026, the company announced it will sunset the JetBrains Teacher Pack for Bootcamps — the program that gave bootcamp instructors free access to JetBrains IDEs and issued coupons for their students.
The dates are specific. 30 September 2026, 11:59 pm CET is the last day to apply. Bootcamps that get an application in on or before that date receive one final set of student coupons, valid for up to six months. From 1 October 2026, JetBrains will no longer accept new applications, will issue no additional student coupons, and instructors will no longer receive free JetBrains IDE access through this program.
JetBrains frames the change as consolidation rather than retreat: it says its expanded set of education programs now covers different teaching and learning scenarios well enough that a separate bootcamp track has become unnecessary. Coupons already issued keep working until they expire — this is a closing door for new access, not an immediate cutoff for existing users.
If you run a bootcamp and want one more round of JetBrains tooling under this program, the action is simple: apply before the 30 September 2026 deadline, then plan a replacement before those coupons run out. For longer-term access, move to one of JetBrains’ other education programs, or fall back to the free Community editions of IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, which never depended on the bootcamp pack in the first place.
Entry changelog
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- — Entry created from the JetBrains Education blog post "Sunsetting of the JetBrains Teacher Pack for Bootcamps" (31 August 2026). The final application date (30 September 2026, 11:59 pm CET), the 1 October 2026 cutoff for new applications and coupons, the six-month coupon validity, and the loss of free instructor IDE access are all quoted from that post.
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