All You Need to Know about Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Program [MLSA] (UPDATED 2024)
Introduction :-
What is Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Program ?
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Program is a program to bring together all the students from all over the world who have the passion for Technology, have the desire and craze to learn more about technology and help the community.
The Ambassadors get an opportunity to interact with their peers, mentors, Professionals, learn various Microsoft technologies, and implement it in real world.
It is important to note that Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors are not employees of Microsoft. While they work closely with Microsoft and have access to certain resources, training, and support from the company, they do not receive regular employee compensation.
Instead, student ambassadors often receive benefits such as networking opportunities, skill development, and recognition within the tech community.
Eligibility to apply for the MLSA Program :-
- Be at least 16 years old at the time of submission.
- Be enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution (e.g. College, University).
- Be an individual person (not a corporate entity)
- Not be a Microsoft employee or current contractor
Responsibilities :-
At the very high level, the responsibilities of student ambassadors include encouraging their peers to use Microsoft Learn, Microsoft’s educational platform. It offers free resources, tutorials, and courses on various Microsoft technologies in a bid to help students build skills that open doors.
Student Ambassadors also represent Microsoft technologies on their campuses. In this capacity, Ambassadors engage with faculty and students to showcase the benefits of these tools for education and innovation.
Student Ambassadors are required to complete a variety of pre-determined activities in order to advance through the well-defined program milestones. As you complete these program milestones you can unlock additional program benefits.
You go through these milestones in the following order: new to alpha, alpha to beta, and beta to gold. With each milestone achievement, program certificates are updated.
Benefits :-
New Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors:
Microsoft 365: This is a product family of productivity software, collaboration and cloud-based services owned by Microsoft. As a student ambassador in the new milestone, you get Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
The Microsoft 365 subscriptions include full Office desktop apps such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher for Windows PCs, as well as access to additional OneNote features.
Alpha Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors:
In addition to the benefits that comes with the new milestone, student ambassadors get access to Visual Studio Enterprise. This annual subscription provides Student Ambassadors with $150 monthly Azure credit, license keys to various Microsoft Products, and many other benefits.
In addition, in line with the program’s dedication to the growth of student ambassadors, student ambassadors in the Alpha milestone and beyond get free access to LinkedIn Learning.
Beta Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors:
In addition to the existing benefits, upon reaching this milestone, student ambassadors get a Beta swag kit.
Gold Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors:
On top of the previous benefits, student ambassadors who achieve this milestone get a Gold swag box, more program leadership opportunities, consideration for special events and activities, and consideration for MVP mentorship and nomination. This is the highest milestone in the program.
Once you graduate from the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador program at the Gold milestone, you will be eligible for nomination to the Windows Insider Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program.
This prestigious status comes with exclusive interaction opportunities with the Windows engineering team, special event invitations, and complimentary subscriptions to tools such as Visual Studio Enterprise, Office 365, and LinkedIn Premium. You you will receive a personalized award kit to commemorate this achievement.
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Here is the link to my blog where I explain the whole process of applying to MLSA in detail.
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