Microsoft
Office 365 Education (A1) free for students and educators
- No credit card
- While you are enrolled
- Students
Verified 2 weeks ago
We checked the official source on September 13, 2026.
Official page: free Office 365 Education plan 'as long as you are working at, or enrolled in' a qualified institution. Card requirement not stated.
Verification is not a guarantee. Offers can change after we check them. How verification works
Checked today. Our automatic check read the official page on September 30, 2026 and the terms it can see had not changed.
Is it really free?
The real cost before you click, based on the official source.
| Free benefit | Yes |
|---|---|
| How long it stays free | While you are enrolled |
| Credit card | Not required |
| New account | Not required |
| Student status | Required |
| When it runs out | Not stated by the source |
| Auto-renewal | No |
| Region | Global |
What you get
Students and educators with an eligible education email address get the Office 365 A1 plan free, which includes the web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. It stays free for as long as you are enrolled at or working for a qualified institution, and eligibility may be re-verified at any time. Desktop apps are not part of the free A1 tier.
Who qualifies
Educators and students with an eligible education email address at a qualified academic institution.
Requirements
- Eligible education email address
- Web versions of Office apps only
- Eligibility may be re-verified at any time
Official source
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/officeThis is the page we checked. The company’s own terms always take precedence over this listing.