How to be a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador?

ITASHA MODI
3 min readOct 14, 2022

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I am a Beta MLSA currently, Let’s see what Microsoft ambassadors are foremost.

Microsoft Student Partners are a global group of on-campus ambassadors eager to help fellow students, lead their regional technical community, and develop technical and career skills for the future.

Now, Let us see the Eligibility Criteria, the responsibility you would get, and the overpowering Benefits of course.

Eligibility: The applicant should be a minimum of 16 years at the time of submission and enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution like a college or university.

Responsibility: Being an on-campus leader, you’ll be responsible to build a strong technical community on your campus through hosting workshops, meetings, and mentoring fellow students.

Now come the overpowering benefits which come along the way, :P

Benefits :

  • Free access to Microsoft Certification Exams and MSDN Subscription
  • Fully funded traveling opportunities in case you need
  • Awesome goodies like T-Shirt, backpacks, pen drives, shirts, and many more(On reaching Beta Level and Gold Level)
  • Most Important: Your very own Microsoft Student Ambassador ID Card.
  • Network opportunities with other students across the Globe
  • Chance to improve soft skills like public speaking skills, presentation skills, and writing skills along with technical skills.

Now, Let’s Jump into the Application form filling part,

and submit an application form on the below website

https://studentambassadors.microsoft.com/en-us.

Step 1: Carefully read the given information, accept the Privacy and Terms and click on next.

Application form portal

Step 2: Fill out the details carefully.

Step 3: Fill in the school/college details.

Step 4: Answer the following questions honestly, showing your interest in technology along with 1 Video answer.

Step 5: In this part, you’ll have to show them your online presence

It’ll require adequate time to answer these three questions, so don’t think of submitting it in a single day. Think sincerely, organize the appropriate points, summarize them and make sure your answer is within the word limit. This part has a powerful contribution to your application decision. Apart from these, you must have a proper profile on GitHub, Stack Overflow, and LinkedIn. Having a personal website and technical blogs or videos will give you an advantage over other candidates.

Best Of Luck!

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