No, SAMI does not impose a minimum order quantity on its customers. The only exception
to this is a minimum of 5 licences must be ordered under Microsoft EES.
Microsoft considers a charitable organisation to be a not-for-profit charitable organisation whose aim is:
- (a) the relief of poverty
- (b) the advancement of education
- (c) the advancement of social and community welfare
- (d) the advancement of culture or
- (e) the protection of the natural environment
Programs Available
Academic SELECT
Academic Open
Microsoft reserves the right to review the status of any customer or proposed customer as a qualified charity user.
For assistance or clarification of eligibility requirements please
contact us.
Adobe considers a charitable organisation to be any organisation which operates on a not-for-profit basis and whose aim is:
- (a) the relief of poverty
- (b) the advancement of education
- (c) the advancement of social and community welfare
- (d) the advancement of culture or
- (e) the protection of the natural environment
Charitable organisations who meet the above criteria are eligible to purchase Education licences or Education box product.
If a non-profit organisation doesn't meet this criteria, but they are a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales or equivalent in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland and they have a Charity Commission registration number they can purchase Education boxes only.
If a non-profit organisation doesn't meet the above criteria and are not a registered charity, they should purchase Commercial box product or Commercial licenses. If they qualify for Government pricing, they may purchase Government licenses.
Adobe reserves the right to review the status of any customer or proposed customer as a qualified charity user.
For assistance or clarification of eligibility requirements please
contact us.
The following organisations are classified as Charities and are eligible to purchase under the Symantec Charity program:
I) Registered charities
A charity that is registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales or equivalent in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland and has a Charity Commission registration number.
II) Housing associations
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Licenses of the Software to be used for purposes other than participating in Licensee's curriculum or for use on equipment other than Licensee's equipment on Licensee's premises must be purchased separately.
Symantec reserves the right to review the status of any customer or proposed customer as a qualified charity user.
For assistance or clarification of eligibility requirements please
contact us.
Charities can purchase Nuance boxed products with academic pricing.
Customers seeking further clarification should contact Nuance directly before purchasing. The email address to use is
education@nuance.com.
Most of the vendors we deal with provide their largest discounts for students and
we pass those discounts on to our student customers. The software and pricing on
our Software4Students site is only available to students and teachers for installation
on their home computers. However we also provide software to schools, colleges,
charities and universities under the appropriate licensing programs.
The end date shown is the date up to which you can re-order on the same 2 year agreement.
The date relates to the date after which a new agreement must be set up in order
to purchase additional licenses or avail of software assurance. The licences you
have bought do not expire and will not need to be renewed at any time.
Charities purchasing under MOLP - NO, media kits are optional.
Schools, Colleges purchasing under EES - NO, media kits are optional. All products
are available for download.
Schools, Colleges purchasing under Select - YES, unless you already have a volume
licensing media kit.
NO, media kits are optional. All products are available for download.
No, the Microsoft software on our Software4Students site is not available
for resale. We cannot invoice a commercial organisation for these academic licenses.
Yes, we can invoice you or your customer for the software. In all cases we will
need the end user details in order to process the licences.
Yes and no. Under Select licensing we must invoice the end users directly. We cannot
invoice a commercial organisation for these academic licences. Under EES we can
invoice you or your customer for the software. In all cases we will need the end
user details in order to process the licences.