Confirming eligibility as an admin

School IT admins for educational institutions must confirm their eligibility to obtain access to named user, multi-user, and network educational licenses. As part of this process, you may be asked to provide documentation of employment at a qualified educational institution.

Important: Start the process of confirming your eligibility early enough to ensure that you have access to software when classes start. If your school isn't already listed as a qualified educational institution, it may take seven days or more to validate it. After your eligibility is confirmed, your educational institution receives one year of free access to Autodesk software and to services available from the Autodesk Education Community. (You can renew access every year you’re eligible.)

Your educational institution needs an Autodesk Education account to deploy software to multiple users or devices at the institution. If you work for a regional or district office and are responsible for software acquisition for multiple educational institutions, you need to create a separate account for each institution.

To confirm your institution’s eligibility and create an account:

1. Go to the Get Products page.
2. Select your product.
3. Click Select under School IT Administrator.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter basic information about your school and yourself. Sign up using your school email address. Confirm eligibility and provide any required documents. 
5. Check your email for status updates.
6. Complete account setup via email.
7. Once your institution's account has been verified, you can download software and invite users from your institution. 

In some cases, you may be asked to submit additional eligibility proof of:

• Your full name (must match the name shown in the school registration)
• The full name of the educational institution
• A date within the current school term

Here are some examples of appropriate documents, assuming they include the information above:

• Official letter from the educational institution (you can use this template)
• Registration receipt
• Tuition receipt
• Student or employee ID (photo not required)
• Transcript
• Faculty listing on school website

You have up to 14 days to upload a suitable document. Once you have uploaded your documentation, it may take a couple of days for your eligibility to be confirmed by SheerID, our third-party verification services provider.

Once your eligibility is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email welcoming you to the Education Community.