Cursor Pro Free for Students (1 Year)
Source: https://cursor.com/students
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+ 1 Cursor offers verified students 1 full year of Cursor Pro completely free — the same $20/month plan that professional developers pay for, a $240 value. You get 500 fast premium requests per month with access to top AI models (Claude, GPT, Gemini), plus unlimited slow requests. Verified through SheerID with a .edu email or enrollment proof. Available in 40+ countries. Announced May 2025.
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+ 7 1. Go to cursor.com/students
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+ 8 2. Create a Cursor account or sign in with an existing one
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+ 9 3. Click "Get Student Plan" or equivalent button
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+ 10 4. You will be redirected to SheerID for verification
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+ 11 5. Select your country and institution from the dropdown
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+ 12 6. Enter your .edu email (or equivalent academic email for non-US institutions)
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+ 13 7. Instant verification: If your institution is recognized and email matches, you are verified in minutes
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+ 14 8. Document upload: If instant verification fails, upload enrollment proof:
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+ 15 • Student ID card (current academic year)
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+ 16 • Class schedule
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+ 17 • Enrollment letter
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+ 18 • Tuition receipt
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+ 19 9. Add a payment method (credit card or debit card) — you will NOT be charged during the free year
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+ 20 10. Your Cursor Pro subscription activates immediately
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+ 22 Common issues and fixes:
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+ 23 • "Institution not found" — try alternate spellings, abbreviations, or the full official name
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+ 24 • Verification fails — make sure the email on your Cursor account matches what you submit to SheerID
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+ 25 • Country not listed — the program is only available in ~40 countries (see list below). Many countries are still not supported
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+ 26 • Disable VPNs during verification — location checks can fail with VPNs active
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+ 32 FeatureDetails
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+ 33 Fast Premium Requests500/month — used for AI code completions, chat, and agent mode
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+ 34 Slow Premium RequestsUnlimited — queued requests that run at lower priority
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+ 35 AI ModelsClaude (Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.6), GPT (4.1, 5 mini, 5), Gemini (3 Pro, Flash), Cursor's own model
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+ 36 Tab CompletionAI-powered multi-line code completions
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+ 37 Cursor ChatIn-editor AI chat for questions, debugging, explanations
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+ 38 ComposerMulti-file AI editing and code generation
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+ 39 Agent ModeAutonomous task execution across your codebase
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+ 40 Codebase ContextAI understands your full project structure
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+ 41 Terminal IntegrationAI-powered terminal commands
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+ 43 This is the full Pro plan — identical to what paying users get. No features are restricted for students.
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+ 49 • Age: 13+ years old
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+ 50 • Status: High school students, college/university students, bootcamp participants
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+ 51 • Verification: SheerID (instant via academic email or manual document upload)
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+ 52 • Email requirement: .edu or equivalent institutional email
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+ 56 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
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+ 58 Notable exclusions: India, China, Brazil, South Korea, most of Southeast Asia, most of Africa and Latin America. There are active community requests to expand to more countries.
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+ 64 • After 12 months, the subscription auto-renews at $20/month
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+ 65 • Cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges
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+ 66 • Set a calendar reminder 2 weeks before your free year expires
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+ 67 • After cancellation, you revert to Cursor's free plan (limited completions per month)
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+ 73 • 500 fast requests/month is generous — most student projects will not exhaust this. Each request to a model like Claude Sonnet or GPT-4.1 counts as 1 fast request
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+ 74 • Use slow requests for non-urgent tasks — they are unlimited and use the same models, just with a queue delay
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+ 75 • Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: Both are free for students. Cursor gives you more model choice and a more integrated agent/composer experience. Copilot integrates with the broader GitHub ecosystem. Many devs use both
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+ 76 • Note the country restriction — this is the biggest limitation. If your country is not listed, you cannot get the student discount regardless of your student status
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+ 77 • Bootcamp students qualify — this is broader than many student programs that only cover degree-granting institutions
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+ 78 • High school students qualify — most other AI student programs require age 18+ or university enrollment. Cursor requires only age 13+
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+ 79 • Bug reports: Some students have reported issues with the student verification or plan activation. Check the Cursor Community Forum for troubleshooting threads
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+ 80 • Related programs: Also check Windsurf (free student plan), GitHub Copilot (free for students), and Cody by Sourcegraph (free tier) for complementary AI coding tools
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+ 84 Sources:
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+ 85 • Cursor Students — Official Page
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+ 86 • Cursor Docs — Models
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+ 87 • Sealos Blog — Cursor Free for Students
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+ 88 • FastGPT Plus — Cursor Student Discount Guide
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+ 89 • AlternativeTo — Cursor Pro Free for Students
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+ 90 • Cursor Community Forum — Student Discount Thread
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