Amazon’s Student Discount Gets You 6 Months of Prime for Free & More: Here’s Everything Included
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Back-to-school savings are far from over with Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days returning Tuesday (Oct. 7) through Wednesday (Oct. 8). The Prime member-exclusive shopping event will feature slashed prices on school essentials including deals on laptops, tablets, backpacks and even comfy athleisure for when you have a full day of classes.
Not a Prime member? Students don’t have to pay the regular membership fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year — instead, Amazon offers a six-month free trial for Prime Student, which is the longest free trial Amazon currently offers (compared to the 30-day free trial non-students receive. Once your free trial is over, you can continue your Prime membership for only $7.49 a month or $69 a year (equating to 50% in savings).
In order to qualify for the Prime Student membership, you need to be 18-24 years old or enrolled in an accredited college and university. Once you verify your age or student status on Amazon, you’ll automatically receive the student discount.
Keep reading for additional details on the many deals and discounts that you can get with Prime Student.
What Are the Best Prime Student Membership Discounts?
Prime Student doesn’t just come with a six month free trial, there are more epic deals that you can take advantage of that ShopBillboard breaks down below.
30 Days Free of Amazon Music Unlimited
Prime Student members can get a 30-day free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited. After the free trial is over, you’ll be charged just $5.99 a month for up to four years. The membership includes 50% off the regular price, plus free access to Amazon Music HD — the highest quality streaming audio you can currently find online.
Free Access to Calm for Three Months
Prime Student has a number of other offers with outside partners as well. Right now, Prime Students can get premium access to Calm – the popular meditation app for meditation and sleep. Use your Amazon account to access Calm’s content, including the app’s popular “Sleep Stories,” narrated by celebrities including Harry Styles, Nick Offerman, Leona Lewis, Matthew McConaughey and Regé-Jean Page. Prime Student members can get three months of Calm for free, and then continue on for just $8.99/year (normally $69.99/year).
Free Grubhub Membership
You can order groceries through Amazon Fresh, but your Prime Student account now includes a free Grubhub+ Student monthly membership too, which gets you a year of unlimited food delivery for on and off-campus orders over $12, special perks, donation matching and more.
1 Month of Free Course Hero
In addition to getting up to 90% off textbooks on Amazon, Prime Student members can get 30-days of AI-powered Course Hero. The service provides access to textbook solutions, practice problems and tutors to help you with especially challenging problems and topics.
Once the free trial is over, you can continue the subscription for a discounted price of $9.95 a month (reg. $24.95 a month).
