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Office 365 A1 Plus for faculty licenses
Hi, would anyone be able to confirm that our Office 365 A1 Plus for faculty licenses mean we can install Office 365 on our institute devices please? At the moment we've been deploying Office 2019 Pr...
- Sure. I think so because the qualification criteria is outlined here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
There is no specification of the type of device. This is consistent with the business plans which allows this mix.
Best, Chris
Sure. I think so because the qualification criteria is outlined here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
There is no specification of the type of device. This is consistent with the business plans which allows this mix.
Best, Chris
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
There is no specification of the type of device. This is consistent with the business plans which allows this mix.
Best, Chris
I have a question, I am in a school where there are more than 1000 children, where we need an educational office 365. We made the first registration and they gave us the free A1, but until September, after that trial period ... should I pay? Is there a way to have it for free for life? I must also validate my institution, how do I do it? ? and what is necessary?
A thousand apologies for the doubts, but I did not find much information related to the process.
- I have the same situation. could you tell me about your experience regarding the licensing process of Office 365 A1 for education. how did you manage it? do you extend the trial period or have a long-term license. how much the fees after the expiration of free trial.
I would appreciate your response. thank you in advance.belalhasan Hi I got in touch with microsoft support and someone there helped me verify that we are a school and made it possible that I can get the full licenses. there are no fees in the A1 licenses
agustinbracamonte Hi, I dont see a reply so let me share my experience. Our trial ran out and payment was needed which was not an option as the cost was very high as we wanted to give these to year 10/11 maybe 470 boys at no cost.
Our option was to purchase a plan from a re-seller.
We ended up with 1000 accounts such as user1@ourdomain.com and each account has there own password and full access.
We could choose 1, 3, 5 or 10 years membership.
We went for the 3 years as after they leave school they really do not need it with a school/college domain.
We purchased it from a re-seller for about £300 cant remember the exact cost.
I used lizosoft.com but your welcome to shop about infact you may be able to purchase from MS themselves.
- Hi agustinbracamonte
Ok, think I can answer this
A1 is Free. A3 and A5 cost. A1 Plus, where Office Pro Plus is included is free for specific qualifying schools - but you have qualify and validate to get it free.
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Schools qualify for Office 365 A1 Plus when they license Office institution-wide for faculty and staff through Enrollment for Education Solutions, Open Value Subscription Education Solutions, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), or a school contract. After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
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Most answers are in this document
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
I don't know the exact process for validation. I assume that is between Microsoft and you. I would personally reach out to your MS rep, or your provider.
Best, Chris
