Student Use Benefits and Academic Programs
This section highlights the specific benefits provided to Students in Open Value Subscription for Education Solutions, School Agreement, Enrollment for Education Solutions, and Cloud Solution Provider programs.
Product Key and Software Distribution of Academic Program Benefits
Students and faculty may receive product keys or pins from non-Microsoft.com sites. If fraudulent behaviors are observed, Microsoft may, in its discretion, remove or block the distribution of the software, product keys, and pins until such fraudulent behavior has been mitigated or resolved.
Student Use Benefit Entitlements by Qualifying Program
The following table defines Student Use Benefits for specific products licensed through Academic programs. For each Product in the first column, the appropriate Student Use Benefit Product(s) are listed along with the number of licenses available for Students per paid Faculty/Staff, Education Qualified User, or Knowledge Worker license.
| Qualifying Product | Student Use Benefit1 | Program Availability | Student Instances Provided per Faculty/Staff or Knowledge Worker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Threat Analytics | Advanced Threat Analytics | OVS-ES, School, EES | 15 |
| Microsoft Entra ID P1 | Microsoft Entra ID P1 | OVS-ES, School, EES, CSP | 15 |
| Microsoft Entra ID P2 | Microsoft Entra ID P2 | OVS-ES, School, EES, CSP | 15 |
| Desktop Education | Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and Windows Education Upgrade | OVS-ES, School, EES (pre-2017) | 40 |
| Enterprise Mobility + Security A3/E3 | Microsoft Entra ID P1, Advanced Threat Analytics, Microsoft Intune for Education | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 40 |
| Enterprise Mobility + Security A5/E5 | Enterprise Mobility + Security A3 Student Use Benefit, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Entra ID P2, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 40 |
| Microsoft 365 Education A3 | Office 365 A3 Student Use Benefit, Enterprise Mobility + Security A3 Student Use Benefit, Windows Education A3 Student Use Benefit2, Minecraft: Education Edition | EES, CSP | 40 |
| Microsoft 365 Education A5 | Office 365 A5 Student Use Benefit, Enterprise Mobility + Security A5 Student Use Benefit, Windows Education A3 Student Use Benefit2, Minecraft: Education Edition | EES, CSP | 40 |
| Microsoft Defender Suite for Education | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1, Microsoft Entra ID P2 | EES, CSP | 40 |
| Microsoft Intune for Education (Per User) | Microsoft Intune for Education | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 15 |
| Minecraft: Education Edition | Minecraft: Education Edition | EES | 15 |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 or Plan 2 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 15 |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | OVS-ES, School, EES, CSP | 15 |
| Office 365 A3 | Office 365 A1, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office 365 Cloud App Security, Microsoft Bookings | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 40 |
| Office 365 A5 | Office 365 A3 Student Use Benefit, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2, Microsoft Bookings | OVS-ES, EES, CSP | 40 |
| Office Professional Plus | Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | OVS-ES, School, EES (pre-2017) | 15 |
| Windows Education A3 (Per User) | Windows Education A3 (Per User)2 | CSP | 40 |
| Windows Education A5 (Per User) | Windows Education A3 (Per User)2 | CSP | 40 |
| Windows Education E3 (Per User) | Windows Education E3 (Per User)2 | EES (2017) | 40 |
| Windows Education E5 (Per User) | Windows Education E3 (Per User)2 | EES (2017) | 40 |
| Windows Education E5 (Per Device) | Windows Education E3 (Per Device)2 | OVS-ES, School | 40 |
1Licenses acquired through the Student Use Benefit are not eligible for Software Assurance Benefits.
2The Student Use Benefit includes rights to Windows E3/A3 only.
Windows Desktop Operating System Limitations
Licenses acquired through the Student Use Benefit include rights to access Azure Virtual Desktop virtual machines (refer to the Azure Virtual Desktop section of the Microsoft Azure Services), but do not include any further Windows virtualization rights.