Microsoft is giving away Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions to all US college students. This subscription gives students free access to Microsoft’s Office apps and the Copilot AI assistant integration for a year, after which the students are eligible for a 50 percent discount to continue the subscription.
While most students have access to education versions of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, Microsoft’s offer is for student’s own personal Microsoft accounts, and is available to claim until October 31st. Microsoft 365 Personal is usually $99.99 a year, or $9.99 a month, and includes 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed the free offer as part of the White House’s AI Education Task Force meeting yesterday, and announced other commitments to meet the Presidential AI Challenge and the AI Education Executive Order. Microsoft is funding $1.25 million in educator grants, offering free LinkedIn AI courses for job seekers, students, and teachers, and expanding access to its AI tools in schools.