Microsoft 365 for College Students - 12 Months Free

12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, up to 6 TB of OneDrive cloud storage, and Microsoft Copilot inside the desktop apps. Same plan as the $19.99/month consumer product.

Yes — a payment method is required to start, even though the first 12 months are free. Microsoft charges the first month at the end of the free period unless you cancel or disable recurring billing.

Your subscription auto-renews monthly at the then-current regular price ($19.99/month for Premium). You can cancel anytime from your Microsoft account before the free period ends to avoid any charge. Microsoft also periodically re-verifies eligibility — if you graduate or otherwise become ineligible, pricing reverts to the full rate.

Contact your institution's IT department to confirm your school participates and that your email domain is properly configured with Microsoft. Microsoft also accepts alternate proofs of enrollment — dated student ID, current progress report, dated class schedule, acceptance letter, or international student identity card.

The offer is for new Microsoft 365 Premium subscribers. Existing Personal and Family subscribers may have an upgrade path — check the offer page with your logged-in Microsoft account to see what is available.

No — the opposite. You must use a **personal** Microsoft account to purchase the student offer. Your school email is only used to verify eligibility, not as the sign-in account.

Currently enrolled higher-education (college or university) students who can verify status with a recognized institutional email. Available to new Microsoft 365 Premium subscribers only — existing Microsoft 365 Personal/Family subscribers may be able to upgrade instead. You must use a personal Microsoft account (not a school account) to claim the offer. If you are in a family group, the organizer must remove you first.

The 12-month free period applies once. After that the subscription auto-renews monthly at the then-current regular price. Microsoft periodically re-verifies eligibility — if you are no longer a student, pricing reverts to the full monthly rate.

Available in multiple countries; the offer page serves regional Microsoft Stores. Verification requires an email domain that Microsoft recognizes from your institution — most accredited colleges and universities are supported, but check with your school's IT department if your domain is not recognized.