TinyFish Student Program: Tiers, Rewards and How to Join
Every big fish was once a TinyFish. The TinyFish Student Program is a free, global community for students who want to build the future of the web now, not just read about it. You build real AI agents, ship them under your name, and graduate with proof of work, not just a transcript.
TL;DR
- Who it's for: any student, anywhere, with a school or university email. Total beginners are welcome.
- What you get on day one: $35 in your TinyFish wallet, access to the Bounty Board, and a gift card for every approved build.
- How you grow: get 3 builds approved and you become a Student Builder automatically, with an official LinkedIn certification. Top builders are invited to become Campus Leads, with a paid budget to run events.
- How to join: sign up at tinyfish.ai/students with your school email and a password.
- Your dashboard: TinyBounties is where you claim bounties, track your progress and see the leaderboard.
What is the TinyFish Student Program?
The TinyFish Student Program is the campus track of the TinyFish community. TinyFish is a set of APIs that let AI agents use the live web: Search, Fetch, Agent, Browser and Monitor. Students use them to build agents that do real things, like finding internships, comparing prices or booking study rooms.
It runs on a simple loop that repeats every month:
- Pick a challenge from the shared Bounty Board. New bounties drop at the start of each month.
- Build a small app, agent Skill or prompt with TinyFish.
- Ship it where the whole community can see it, under your name.
That's how you learn: by making things people actually use, next to builders all over the world.
How the Student Program works
Everyone starts as a Student, and you grow by building, not by applying.
| Tier | How you get there | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Student | Sign up with your school email | $35 in your TinyFish wallet, the Bounty Board, gift cards for approved builds, name credit on every build, office hours, a spot on the leaderboard |
| 2. Student Builder | 3 approved builds (automatic) | Everything above, plus an official TinyFish LinkedIn certification, more credits and a direct line to the TinyFish team |
| 3. Campus Lead | Invited from the campus leaderboard | Everything above, plus a verified Campus Lead badge, a paid event budget, a Hall of Fame listing, and reference letters, intros and internship priority |
Tier 1: Student (everyone starts here)
Sign up with your school email. That's all it takes.
What you get:
- $35 in your TinyFish wallet to start building
- Access to the Bounty Board
- A gift card for every approved build
- A build log and social posts from TinyFish crediting you by name for every approved build
- Your builds featured in the TinyFish Build Library, with your name on them
- Student community office hours
- A spot on the live leaderboard
Tier 2: Student Builder
Get 3 of your builds approved and you're promoted to Student Builder automatically.
What you get, on top of everything above:
- An official TinyFish LinkedIn certification
- More credits unlocked
- A direct line to the TinyFish Engineering and Growth teams
Tier 3: Campus Lead
Campus Leads are invited from the campus leaderboard. They host TinyFish events on campus and own TinyFish's presence there.
What you get, on top of everything above:
- A verified Campus Lead badge for LinkedIn, plus a LinkedIn certification after a successful semester
- A paid budget to run campus events
- A place in the TinyFish Hall of Fame
- Founder reference letters, intros and internship priority
How do students earn from building?
Every approved build on the Bounty Board earns a gift card and adds to your leaderboard score:
| Build type | Gift card | Leaderboard points |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic app | $50 | 50 |
| Agent Skill | $20 | 20 |
| Prompt | $10 | 10 |
Every build that meets the criteria is approved, so there's no single winner, and several students can solve the same bounty. Approved builds are written up in TinyFish's Build Logs under your name.
Not sure what to build? See 10 student use cases for TinyFish in Claude.
Who is the Student Program for?
Any student, anywhere, with a school or university email. This is you if:
- You'd rather build with AI than only read about it.
- You want real proof of work before you graduate.
- You like shipping things people actually use.
- You want a global community of builders doing the same.
How to join the TinyFish Student Program
- Sign up at tinyfish.ai/students with your school email and a password (not GitHub, Google, Microsoft or X). Your $35 is added automatically.
- Sign in at tinybounties.com with the same account and claim a bounty.
- Build it and submit it. Approved builds earn a gift card.
- Join the Discord with the access code.
Step-by-step screenshots are in How to Get $35 in Free AI Agent Credits as a Student.
Graduating soon? You move into the TinyFish Ambassador Program with your history intact. Nobody restarts from zero.
Bring TinyFish to your university
Want TinyFish at your campus? Students can request an event on TinyBounties, and we cover the budget, send the workshop deck and bounties, and help you run it. Universities interested in becoming a founding partner can email community@tinyfish.ai.
Start building
- Join: tinyfish.ai/students
- Find a bounty: tinybounties.com
- The story behind the program: Introducing the TinyFish Students and Ambassadors Programs
- More free offers for students: Free AI Credits for Students in 2026
Follow TinyFish for bounty drops, build spotlights and Hall of Fame inductions: X (@Tiny_Fish) · LinkedIn (TinyFish) · Instagram (@tinyfish_ai)
Questions? Email community@tinyfish.ai.
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