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Verify Need: Identify if your research lab or department requires Enterprise-level management (SSO) and guaranteed GPU quotas
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Find the Decision Maker: Contact your Professor, Lab Director, or University IT Department—individual students cannot purchase this plan
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Submit Request: Ask them to apply for the Academia Hub program using their official university email address
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Wait for Approval: University signs the contract and completes procurement process—this is NOT instant access
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IT Admin Activation: Once approved, the IT admin will activate the program for all users with your university's email domain
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Claim Access: Accept the invite to unlock ZeroGPU priority, 1TB storage, and compute credits on your existing Hugging Face account