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Who qualifies for academic software?

K12 and home school students:
Submit a student ID card or class schedule or letter from school on their letterhead. It is that simple.

Higher Ed students (college or continuing education):
Submit a photo Student ID card or registration receipt or class schedule or letter from school on the school letterhead. If your student I.D. card does not contain a photograph, send another photo I.D. such as Driver's License along with the student I.D.

Teachers and faculty and staff:
Submit a Faculty ID card or letter from school on letterhead or copy of pay stub (ink out pay amount).

Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations:
Submit proof of non-profit status (501c3)


For Microsoft® volume license products

Please read their following requirements: (This does not apply to the Microsoft Student Software page in the shopping cart.)

A) Educational Institutions:
Defined as an accredited institution organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its enrolled students. An accredited institution must be:

A public or private K-12, vocational school, correspondence school, junior college, college, university, or scientific or technical school that is either institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency nationally recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or, in the case of public K-12 institutions only, recognized or approved by the Department of Education of the State in which it is located. OR

A preschool meeting all of the following criteria: (i) is 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 (ii) has been in operation for at least one year.

B) Full and Part Time Enrolled Students of Higher Education Institutions
Defined as full and part time enrolled students of a Higher Education Institution (defined as a public or private, vocational school, correspondence school, junior college, college, university, or scientific or technical institution meeting all criteria defined in Section A (1) above). Students of K-12 Educational Institutions are NOT Qualified Educational Users. If you are a senior in High School and have been accepted in a college or vocational school and can produce that proof you will be eligible.

C) Full and Part Time Faculty and Staff of Educational Institutions
Defined as all full and part time faculty and staff of Educational Institutions defined in Section A above.

D) Administrative Offices or Boards of Education of Educational Institutions
Defined as (a) district, regional and state administrative offices of the public Educational Institutions defined in Section A above (b) administrative entities organized and operated exclusively for the administration of the private Educational Institutions defined in Section A above, or (c) other state or local government entities substantially all of whose activities consist of administrative support for public Educational Institutions defined in Section A above.

E) Public Libraries
Must meet all of the following criteria: (i) provide general library services without charge to all residents of a given community, district or region; (ii) supported by public or private funds; (iii) make 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 (iv) may or may not provide products and services, beyond its basic services, to the public at large with or without individual charges.

**Microsoft and a few other companies require that you purchase a minimum number of licenses or products in order to qualify for 'volume licenses'. Please review the individual company's requirements at the top of that vendor's page.

How do I send in proof of qualification?

  • Paying with a credit card?
    Fax your proof to this number > (864) 335-9634 or
    Click here and attach your proof to this email.
  • Paying by check?
    You may mail your certification along with your check to:

    AcademicSoftware.us
    3620 Pelham Road, PMB 9
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615-5044