Confirming eligibility as an admin

School IT admins for educational institutions must confirm their eligibility to obtain access to single-user, multi-user, and network educational licences. 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, you’ll receive one year of free* access to Autodesk software and services available from the Autodesk Education Community. (You can renew access every year you are eligible.)

You need an Autodesk Education account to deploy software to multiple users or devices at your 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.

If you’re new to Autodesk, signing up for the Education plan will create your Autodesk account. If you already have an Autodesk account, sign in first to get the best experience.

1. If you already have an Autodesk account, sign in. 
2. Select the product you need on Education Products Page. 
3. Next, select the subscription plan that matches your role.  
4. Complete checkout by filling in basic information about your school and yourself. You can only be verified once, so please make sure that all the provided information is accurate.  
5. Once your account information is submitted, you will receive an email to verify your email address. Click the link in the email to activate your account. 

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.