Rails for Schools & Universities

Building the next generation of African developers. Free cloud access, curriculum support, and mentorship for educational institutions.

High Schools

Coding clubs — Rails provides curriculum materials and volunteer mentors
Inter-school hackathons — termly events where students build real projects on Rails Cloud
Teacher training workshops — upskill teachers in cloud computing and programming
Student certificates — Foundation-level Rails certification for students

What Rails provides

Free cloud credits, curriculum materials, mentor visits, hackathon logistics, certificates

Universities

Campus developer chapters — student-led communities with Rails support
Capstone project partnerships — final-year students build on Rails infrastructure
Research lab access — AI notebooks, GPU compute for research projects
Graduate pipeline — top students fast-tracked into Founders incubation or Ambassador roles
Lecturer partnerships — co-designed courses using Rails Cloud as teaching platform

What Rails provides

Research credits, teaching materials, guest lectures, internship pipeline

How it works

From application to partnership in six simple steps.

1
Your institution applies
Fill out the partnership application form below with your institution details.
2
We review & match
Our team reviews your application and matches you with the right track (1-2 weeks).
3
Onboarding
Credits provisioned, curriculum shared, and mentor introductions made.
4
Students start building
Coding clubs launch, hackathons kick off, or capstone projects begin on Rails Cloud.
5
Certification
Students earn Rails developer certificates recognized across the ecosystem.
6
Pipeline
Top students move into Founders incubation, Ambassador roles, or employment opportunities.

Apply for partnership

Tell us about your institution and how you'd like to partner with Rails.

We review partnership applications within 1-2 weeks.