What's a benefit of being a broke college student? The fact that you don't have to pay the full price for some of your favourite services.
Note that almost all resources in this list require proof of educational status, either with an official email address from your academic institution or other forms of proof of enrolment. Many also apply for specific participating institutions.
Free trials and student discount offers are especially limited in Quebec after the passing of Quebec's Consumer Protection Act. It is illegal for merchants to automatically charge consumers after having provided limited time discounted offers or free trials, therefore discounted subscriptions for students like Spotify are made unavailable in the province, the subject of a long dispute between the company and the terms set forth by the government.
Entertainment
Apple Music (-50%)
$4.99 / month
Amazon Prime (-50%)
$3.99 / month
YouTube Premium (-42%)
$6.99 / month
YouTube Music (-50%)
$4.99 / month
*Spotify (-50%)
$4.99 / month
Productivity & Education
Microsoft Office (-100%)
Free
G-Suite & Google Drive (-100%)
Free Unlimited Storage
Evernote (-50%)
$4.99 / month
Asana (-100%)
$4.99 / month
Coursera (-100%)
Free for selected courses
Creation
Adobe Creative Cloud (-63%)
$25.99 / month
Canva Pro (-100%)
12 months free via GSDP
GitHub Pro (-100%)
Free
Unity (-100%)
Free
Prezi Plus (-50%)
US$3 / month
News
The New York Times (-90%)
$2.00 / 4 weeks
The Economist (-50%)
$24.00 for the first 12 weeks
Financial Times (-50%)
$3.58 / week
Nature (-5%)
$189 / year
Note
G-Suite and Google Drive discounts are available for participating institutions only.
GSDP = GitHub Student Developer Pack
GitHub partners with many organizations to form one single pack for students mostly interested in web development and programming.
*Spotify student discount is available everywhere except Quebec.
Some services may be unavailable in Quebec due to changes of policies.
Credits
Cover photo by Brett Jordan
