If you are a student developer and want a free Mango Phone there are only 5 easy steps to follow:
There are 50 available phones and already 20 have been taken, but that leaves another 30 for you to come across!!!
You can find some examples on the official blog here:
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/07/29/mango-device-love-for-wpappitup-prototypes.aspx
So get your hands dirty as fast as you can! It's worth it! :)