I don't subscribe to many membership clubs. Amazon Prime is the rare exception. I pay every year and actually enjoy doing so. That's how much I love Prime! But did you know that college students or anybody with an .edu email gets free Amazon Prime 2-day shipping perks on top of all the other Amazon Prime perks? The main draw of Prime has always been free two-day shipping on millions of products from Amazon (laughing at their oversized boxes is a nice bonus too!), but the shipping perk is quickly taking a backseat to the ever increasing trove of free streaming TV show, movies, and Kindle book rentals Amazon offers.
So how do you sign up? Easy.
- Click this free Amazon Prime membership for college students link.
- Sign up.
- Enjoy 6 free months!
See? Told you it was easy.
Lorraine says
July 13, 2010 at 12:31 pmYou must have a .edu email address. I am a nursing student who doesn’t get an email as such through my school, which is at located in a vocational school. Thumbs down to Amazon!
Kelli says
July 13, 2010 at 12:46 pmThis is great Goob! I just sent the link to my son who is a law student. You have no idea how much this will help him………..well, really us! Thanks!
Alise says
July 13, 2010 at 12:49 pmWow great deal! Thanks for posting, so glad I found out about this! Definitely going to be helpful for me, always ordering stuff for school =)
Chelsea says
July 13, 2010 at 01:07 pmMy mom has bought Amazon Prime is it is really cool! I’m so glad I’ll get it for free when I go to a university in January [I’m at a community college right now, so I’m living at home]! But I signed up for it now, just in case the offer doesn’t last that long.
Jean says
July 13, 2010 at 01:29 pmThe student who registers can add family members on for free too 🙂
Kelly says
July 13, 2010 at 02:27 pmYou need a .edu email. My daughter goes to a state college in Cali and they don’t give the students accounts.
Nunya says
July 13, 2010 at 02:29 pmGOOOOOB. This is awesome. I had to order a book for my summer class and it took almost 2 weeks to get here….. This will help exponentially!
You’re my hero 🙂
Holly says
July 13, 2010 at 03:09 pmAWESOME freebie!! I order from Amazon all the time (use free gift cards from Swagbucks) and either have to spend more or wait weeks to get stuff. I just so happen to be starting school in the fall, so this is perfect!!
Adrianna says
July 13, 2010 at 03:53 pmNoticed my old community college on the list. So, if you get a .edu email address even for a community college, you should be able to get it. I never got one from my cc though.
@ Kelly: As for state colleges in CA, they should all give their students email addresses. It usually happens with the online registration or after saying that you’ll attend the college. It’s usually some form of their first and last name. If she’s able to, have her log onto her account at the State college website (with her Student ID). If she has a .edu email it should be in her information.
twilight120 says
July 13, 2010 at 05:18 pmThank you so much for posting this. I will definitely pass on to my family and friends who are still in school…and there’s quite a few of us.
Aimee says
July 13, 2010 at 05:43 pmThanks so much Goob! I attend graduate school, but I’ve been ordering text books off Amazon for a couple of years now, and always hate how long they take to come to my house. This is awesome!
Dan says
July 13, 2010 at 06:03 pmI knew taking a year off in between HS and college to work was a bad idea! Hopefully they’ll still offer this next year. XD
tomassi@yahoo.com says
August 7, 2013 at 07:55 pmI’m doing that too. I know its 3 years since you posted but still. Your post made me smile. I thought I was the only one who did that. 🙂
tomassi@yahoo.com says
August 7, 2013 at 07:55 pmMaybe you’ll still see it.
Jessica says
July 13, 2010 at 06:25 pmThis will help me out so much!! Thanks!!!
Charnita Fance says
July 13, 2010 at 06:45 pmNice!! I just started as a student at Full Sail so this is awesome.
Helen Ellman says
July 13, 2010 at 08:20 pmJust watch for an automatical renewel next year which isn’t free. My daughter did the free trial last year and I was hit with a charge last month on my credit card as her free trial ended. It was extremely easy to cancel and they did credit my cc but just a word of caution on this one.
Lisa says
July 13, 2010 at 08:29 pmI read the form on the first page and didn’t sign up for it because it said the first month was free and then after that you half to pay 79.95 for the year.
Lisa says
July 13, 2010 at 08:30 pmLol nevermind. I clicked on the link that said not a student. lol
Peri says
July 13, 2010 at 10:54 pmthis is great! thank you so much!
Sarah says
July 16, 2010 at 10:03 amLOVE this freebie! Thank you!
Christine G says
July 16, 2010 at 11:37 amWowzers, thank you so much!! I tried the trial of Prime and loved it but couldn’t bring myself to spend $80 for one year. This will be great for buying textbooks in a few weeks!
Leah says
July 17, 2010 at 07:18 pmThis is awesome. Thanks so much for sharing. 😉
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kim says
August 5, 2013 at 01:56 pma friend sent me a link to this post but there is no link to “free Amazon Prime membership” Would love to pass it on to my son who is heading off to college. Any suggestions?
Ryan says
August 5, 2013 at 02:24 pmIt looks like a .edu email address will get you access to “Amazon Student”, which has Prime’s free shipping, but not the streaming content.
Goob says
August 5, 2013 at 02:24 pmAhhh, good to know. Sorry about that, I’ll update the post. Would have tested it myself, but I haven’t been in college for a while 😀
Fenris McGill says
August 5, 2013 at 02:45 pmif it doesn’t work, Student Amazon Prime has the first 6 months free, then it’s only $39.99 for the first 4 years. After that it renews at the $79.99/yr rate, and you can cancel at any time.
Kelldivision says
August 7, 2013 at 02:11 pmHas anyone else received an 85 dollar deposit from Amazon Prime? I signed up yesterday and money deposited today.
Goob says
August 7, 2013 at 02:24 pmWait, they GAVE you $85?
Kelldivision says
August 9, 2013 at 02:14 pmYes! I signed up on the 5th and received a deposit of 85.12 on the 6th from Amazon Prime. I’m wondering if something went wrong? I need to shoot them an email. But hey, I’ll take it!
GoodGirl says
October 22, 2013 at 05:24 pmDid they take it back or you still have it?!
Olivia Meiring says
December 16, 2013 at 09:16 pmThey give referral fees to students who share the amazon prime deal. perhaps you posted it somewhere like twitter or facebook and a bunch of friends signed up?
Ashley says
August 21, 2013 at 07:17 pmIm worried that if I sign up, with my card for the free 6 month trial that they will start charging me after 6 months.
Olivia Meiring says
December 16, 2013 at 09:16 pmIf you don’t cancel before the 6 month trial is up, of course you will get charged. That’s to be expected – paying for the service if you want to continue using it, after trying it out for free. I set myself a calendar reminder to email me 2 days before the trial is up, so that I can opt out if I choose to. I tried Amazon Prime years ago, opted out in time, and was not charged.
Jessica says
January 20, 2014 at 11:12 pmSo i want to cancel it now before the trail period expires but it says i’m not a amazon student even though i provided an .edu email and used free 2day shipping. how do i cancel it?
bianca says
January 14, 2014 at 01:40 pmIf you cancel the student amazon prime membership before the 6 months, do they charge you to cancel it?
Goob says
January 21, 2014 at 01:14 pmNope!
funfash says
April 16, 2014 at 12:12 pmWow awesome freebie! Amazon Prime has fast shipping, and free video too. 🙂
Arthika says
August 10, 2014 at 04:33 amI have a student prime, but they charge twice less of a regular price for that. How do you guys are able to get it for free?
High Cotton says
August 28, 2014 at 05:56 pmLies, it’s not free, it’s half off, and you have to send a ton of paperwork in to prove you are a student. Stop lying to everyone.
JHouston791 says
January 9, 2015 at 10:41 pmhere is how you can cancel your Amazon Prime http://www.Cancel-help.Com/?s=amazon
Paul says
February 5, 2015 at 10:07 pmDoes amazon prime members gets free of charge shipping to the Philippines?
mm says
July 6, 2015 at 01:27 ami used my high school one and it worked
melissa says
August 3, 2015 at 02:17 amhas anyone actually done the application for the $10 gift card for the $10 that they give you from college
how does it work?
??? says
November 20, 2015 at 02:44 amjust going to leave this here…
Anna Gee says
February 13, 2016 at 01:15 amI thought that when I signed up for amazon prime student, I would get free 2 day shipping. I ordered something 4 days ago and it hasn’t come in yet. So, I went to track my order and it says that it wont come in for another 7 days!! I am very annoyed by this, like doesn’t having Amazon prime mean that you’ll receive faster shipping? If the answer is no, then I see no point in continuing with Amazon prime.
Amin says
July 20, 2016 at 11:13 pmYou can apply for amazon prime with your student email, and get 6 month free prime
Jennifer says
July 23, 2016 at 10:43 pmHi, what is the code for the $5 bonus? I just see a link in your message. Do you know if the Amazon Prime offer has changed since the author’s post? I don’t see where Amazon Prime is listed being totally free all the time while you’re a student. I just see a free 6 month trial and then if you decide to keep it it’s 50% off the fee while you are a student. Is this right? Also, can you not stream during the free trial and thereafter if you’re signed up as a student? Thanks for any input and your help.
Goob says
July 25, 2016 at 01:01 pmI don’t think the $5 bonus is active, so I edited Amin’s comment above.
Jennifer says
July 23, 2016 at 10:45 pmDo you know if the Amazon Prime offer has changed since the your post? I don’t see where Amazon Prime is listed being totally free all the time while you’re a student. I just see a free 6 month trial and then if you decide to keep it it’s 50% off the fee while you are a student. Is this right? Also, can you not stream during the free trial and thereafter if you’re signed up as a student? Thanks for any input and your help.
Goob says
July 25, 2016 at 01:02 pmThe 6 month free trial that you’re seeing is accurate! The student will get 6 months of free 2-day shipping, which means if you sign up now, you’ll get it through the upcoming holiday season!
And you’re also correct about the student freebie not containing a streaming TV / movie option. They removed that within the last year.
Jill says
November 8, 2016 at 11:13 amDoes anyone know if they “automatically” hit your account for the $49.99 after the 6 month free period is over?
Goob says
November 8, 2016 at 11:22 amI believe it will, however using this guide can make sure to avoid the charge!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200500380_cancelstudent?nodeId=201133710