Eligibility for the Education plan

Eligible educators are those who and are employed by or are contractors of a qualified educational institution. A qualified educational institution is one that has been accredited by an authorised governmental agency for the primary purpose of teaching enrolled students. This includes accredited middle schools, high schools, and higher education institutions.

How to confirm eligibility and set up an account (3:01 minutes)

See the Education terms of use (US Site) for more information.

Eligible educators are employees and independent contractors who have the primary purpose of teaching enrolled students at a qualified educational institution.

A qualified educational institution is one that has been accredited by an authorised governmental agency for the primary purpose of teaching enrolled students. This includes all accredited public and private schools, including:

• Middle schools and high schools

• Junior colleges

• Colleges, universities and technical schools

• Homeschool programmes that belong to a nationally recognised homeschooling body (or one that’s expressly recognised by a local school governing body as an acceptable alternative to an accredited educational institution)

• The following types of organisations are not qualified educational institutions:

• Non-accredited educational institutions

• Training centres

• Churches, hospitals, health care systems and public libraries

• Research laboratories

• Retraining programmes

• If your organisation doesn’t qualify, see Options for organisations that don’t qualify.

Note: Most educational institutions worldwide qualify for educational access. Exceptions are institutions in countries subject to the United States trade embargo. For more information, see Export Compliance (US Site).

Students who are registered and accepted as competitors in these Autodesk-sponsored competitions (US Site), as well as mentors who provide them with coaching and instruction, are eligible for the Education plan. Any other participants requiring access to Autodesk software for competition use should contact the competition organiser directly. 

• Course participants at training centres and retraining programs
  Training centers and retraining programs are not considered qualified educational institutions. Therefore, users attending such courses are not eligible for the Education plan. They are also not permitted to use free 30-day trials for training purposes.
• Professional instructors
  Autodesk Certified Instructors (known as ACI) who are affiliated with an Authorized Training Centre (ATC) (US Site) or an Autodesk partner that is also an ATC are not eligible for the Education plan. An ATC can provide Autodesk Certified Instructors with access to genuine licences which can be used for training purposes. If you are an independent training provider, you are not eligible for the Education plan and you are not permitted to use free 30-day trials for training purposes.