With the various discounts and licensing options available to students, teachers, and academic organizations, you can get more software, services, and solutions for your money.
Subscription Licensing Programs
Subscription licensing gives you the rights to run a selection of products, and any upgrades or downgrades of those products, for a designated term. For application, system, and Client Access License (CAL) products licensed organization-wide, even if the number of computers or users grows, enrollees remain fully licensed throughout their designated term and only need to report increases on their computers or FTE employees on their annual order.
Options are also available that enable students to use selected products on personally owned computers or on institution-owned computers assigned to them.
All products licensed through either of the two subscription licensing offerings below include Software Assurance; a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you maximize your investment.
Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES)
EES is available to both primary/secondary and higher education institutions, and offers the simplicity of counting people instead of PCs/devices and the flexibility to add additional products as needed.
School Enrollment
School Enrollment is designed for primary/secondary schools and preschools, and offers the simplicity of licensing all products organization-wide where you can order any product for a quantity that matches the annual count of your organization’s PCs/devices.
Perpetual Licensing Programs
With transactional volume licensing programs, customers acquire perpetual software licenses (meaning that the institution owns the licenses) while eliminating the costs and packaging of retail software.
Open License for Academic
Open License for Academic offers one license agreement and a "pay-as-you-go" approach to volume licensing for academic institutions of all sizes. Open License for Academic customers can administer licenses online with (eOpen) and may choose to grant Work at Home rights to faculty and staff. In addition, Open License for Academic offers you the option to include Software Assurance which allows you to stay current with the latest versions of your licensed software.
Select Plus for Academic
Select Plus for Academic offers a non-expiring agreement, the flexibility to acquire licenses as needed, a single customer ID to streamline account management across multiple affiliates, and the ability to add value with a full 36 months of Software Assurance. If your organization meets our criteria for "Qualified Educational Users," it is eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) products through the volume license programs indicated.
Education Institutions
An accredited institution organized operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its enrolled students. |
Schools
A public or private school, elementary, primary, intermediate, secondary or high school, extraordinary school for the disabled, vocational school, job training establishment, correspondence school, junior college, college of education, university, or scientific or technical institute, polytechnic, academy or religious school.
Offers courses of study that lead to certification that is recognized as part of a country's mainstream educational progression; and is accredited by the Ministry/Department of Education or recognized education accreditation agency within the country. In the absence of direct accreditation, there must be accreditation by proxy; and substantially all of the institution's student enrolments (>90%) must be educational courses leading to an accredited certification recognized as part of a country's mainstream educational progression, with only incidental enrollments in non-accredited programs.
Early Childhood Center
An early childhood program incorporated for the purpose of providing educational services to children between two and five years of age, and which serves minimum of ten such children; is lawfully established, authorized, created, licensed, chartered, registered and/or accredited by the Ministry/Department of Education or appropriate recognized accreditation agency within the country; and has been in operation for at least one year. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Open License for Academic
- Select Plus for Academic
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Administrative Offices & Boards of Education |
Central Government, Provincia Level, District Level
Organized and operated for the administration of public educational institutions.
Administrative Organs/Authorities
Organized and operated exclusively for the administration of private educational institutions. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Open License for Academic
- Select Plus for Academic
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Individuals |
Faculty and staff
Works full- or part-time at qualifying educational institutions.
Students
Enrolled full- or part-time students at qualified educational institutions. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Student Select Plus
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Public Institutions |
Public Libraries
Primarily provides general library services without charge to all residents of a given community, district or region; supported by public or private funds; makes its basic collections and basic services available to the population of its legal service area without charges to individual users, but may impose charges on users outside its legal service area; and may or may not provide products and services, beyond its basic services, to the public at large with or without individual charges.
Public Museums
Public or private agency or institution organized on a permanent basis for essentially education or aesthetic purposes; utilize a professional staff; and own or utilize tangible objects, care for them and exhibit them to the public on a regular basis. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Open License for Academic
- School Enrollment
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
Examples of entities not eligible for academic pricing:
- Non-accredited schools
- Churches
- Hospitals, Healthcare Systems, and Research Laboratories that do not meet the qualifications above*
- Non-profit/charitable organizations that do not meet the qualifications above
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*Special note regarding Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories: Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories are NOT eligible to acquire AE product licenses unless they are wholly owned and operated by a qualified Educational Institution as defined above. “Wholly owned and operated” means that the Educational Institution is the sole owner of said hospital, healthcare system or research laboratory and the only entity exercising control over the said institution’s day-to-day operations. Note that hospitals, healthcare systems, and research laboratories are NOT eligible to purchase School Agreement and are not eligible to be included as part of an Educational Institution’s School Agreement even if they are wholly owned and operated by the Educational Institution.
Note: The information on this page applies to customers in Asia. Customers in other locations should refer to their regional Microsoft Licensing website or contact their local Microsoft representative for more information. If your organization meets our criteria for "Qualified Educational Users," it is eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) products through the volume license programs indicated.
Education Institutions
An accredited institution organized operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its enrolled students. |
A public or private K-12 vocational school, correspondence school, junior college, college, university,or scientific or technical school
Either accredited or recognized by a competent government agency.
A preschool
An early childhood program incorporated for the purpose of providing educational services to children between two and five years of age, and which serves minimum of ten such children; and has been in operation for at least one year. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Administrative Offices & Boards of Education |
District, regional, and state administrative offices
Organized and operated for the administration of public educational institutions
Administrative entities
Organized and operated exclusively for the administration of private educational institutions. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Individuals |
Faculty and staff
Full- and part-time faculty and staff at qualifying educational institutions.
Students
Enrolled full- or part-time students at qualified educational institutions. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Student Select Plus
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Public Institutions |
Public Libraries
Provides general library services without charge to all residents of a given community, district or region; Supported by public or private funds; Makes its basic collections and basic services available to the population of its legal service area without charges to individual users, but may impose charges on users outside its legal service area; And may or may not provide products and services, beyond its basic services, to the public at large with or without individual charges.
Religious Intitutions
Must provide educational services to the public at large on a regular basis, with or without charges. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Special note regarding Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories: Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories are NOT eligible to acquire AE product licenses unless they are wholly owned and operated by a qualified Educational Institution as defined above in Section A(i) and B. “Wholly owned and operated” means that the Educational Institution is the sole owner of said hospital, healthcare system or research laboratory and the only entity exercising control over the said institution’s day-to-day operations. Note that hospitals, healthcare systems, and research laboratories are NOT eligible to purchase School Agreement and are not eligible to be included as part of an Educational Institution’s School Agreement even if they are wholly owned and operated by the Educational Institute.
Note: The information on this page applies to customers in Latin America. Customers in other locations should refer to their regional Microsoft Licensing website or contact their local Microsoft representative for more information. If your organization meets our criteria for "Qualified Educational Users," it is eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) products through the volume license programs indicated.
Education Institutions
An accredited institution organized operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its enrolled students. |
Academic or vocational institutions
Accredited by the applicable governmental regulatory agency in the country in which the Educational Institution has its principal offices. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Non Profits |
Not-for-profits
Full-time teaching institution/organization which is non-academic and/or non-government recognized. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Administrative Offices of an Educational Institution |
Local, regional or national administrative offices
An office that administers one or more Educational Institutions described above. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Select Plus
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- School Enrollment (Primary or secondary education only)
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Individuals |
Faculty and staff
Works full- or part-time at qualifying educational institutions.
Students
Full- and part-time matriculated students at qualifying academic or vocational educational institutions; and full-time matriculated students of not-for-profit educational institutions as defined above. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Student Select Plus
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Public Institutions |
Public Libraries
Primarily provides general library services without charge to all residents of a given community, district or region.
Public Museums
Organized on a permanent basis for essentially education or aesthetic purposes; utilize a professional staff; regularly exhibit tangible objects to the public.
Charitable Organization
Operates on a not-for-profit basis and whose aim is: the relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of social and community welfare; the advancement of culture; and/or the advancement of the natural environment. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Academic Open
- Academic Student Select Plus
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Special note regarding Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories: Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories are NOT eligible to acquire AE product licenses unless they are wholly owned and operated by a qualified Educational Institution as defined above. “Wholly owned and operated” means that the Educational Institution is the sole owner of said hospital, healthcare system or research laboratory and the only entity exercising control over the said institution’s day-to-day operations. Note that hospitals, healthcare systems, and research laboratories are NOT eligible to purchase School Agreement and are not eligible to be included as part of an Educational Institution’s School Agreement even if they are wholly owned and operated by the Educational Institution.
Note: The information on this page applies to customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Customers in other locations should refer to their regional Microsoft Licensing website or contact their local Microsoft representative for more information. Customers in North America should refer to the US education website for Microsoft Qualified Educational User academic discount eligibility. If your organization meets our criteria for "Qualified Educational Users," it is eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) products through the volume license programs indicated.
Education Institutions
Student, pupils, and school children at the following types of public and private schools that have been established and are operated for the purposes of education. |
Schools
A kindergarten, elementary, junior high or high school; schools for the blind, deaf, and physically handicapped as set forth in the School Education Law; and international schools that have completed procedures for operating as schools.
Higher Education
Colleges (including graduate schools, junior colleges, and hospitals that include departments that are dedicated to the teaching of medicine), and colleges of technology, special training schools, professional schools. Miscellaneous colleges established by national or regional bodies of government. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- School Agreement
- Academic Select Plus
- Academic Open
- Academic Package
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Boards of Education and Educational Foundations |
Boards of education and educational foundations
Boards of education established and operated for the purpose of managing public institutiions of elementary and secondary education as set forth above, including the office boards of education. Educational foundations that exist for the purpose of establishing and managing private institutions of elementary and higher education as set forth above. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- School Agreement*
- Academic Select Plus
- Academic Open
- Academic Package
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Vocation Schools and Inter-University Research Institutions |
Vocation schools and inter-university research institutions
Established based on the Human Resources Development Promotional Act. |
Licensing Eligibility
- Enrollment for Education Solutions
- Open Value Subscription - Education Solutions
- School Agreement*
- Academic Select Plus
- Academic Open
- Academic Package
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Institutions of Regional Education Administration |
Educational centers, educational laboratories, art galleries, museums, public halls, and libraries
Educational institutions as set forth in article 30 of the law pertaining to organization and operation of regional education administration. |
Licensing Eligibility
- School Agreement*
- Academic Select Plus
- Academic Open
- Academic Package
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Independent Administrative Institutions |
Museums, art galleries, libraries, and organizations that are established for the educational purposes
Independent administrative entities under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology other than those listed under Education Institutions above. |
Licensing Eligibility
- School Agreement*
- Academic Select Plus
- Academic Open
- Academic Package
- Get Genuine Windows Agreement - Academic
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Individuals |
Faculty and Staff
Full-time, part-time, temporary, and administrative personnel of educational institutions, boards of education and educational foundations, and institutions of regional education administration as outlined above. Does not include faculty and staff of independent administrative institutions.
Students and Pupils
Students, pupils, and school children attending qualified educational institutions. |
Licensing Eligibility
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* When applying under the School Agreement program, users qualifying above can use only "all schools (entities)" sites for institutions of elementary, secondary, and higher education. However, education center and educational laboratories can execute agreement in the unit of "computer room" or "faculty’s office or other site".
Note: The information on this page applies to customers in Japan. Customers in other locations should refer to their regional Microsoft Licensing website or contact their local Microsoft representative for more information. |
