Notion for education

There are two types of free Plus Plans for education:

• The Education Plus Plan for individual students and teachers is a free Plus Plan for a one-member workspace. It’s available for students or teachers signed in with their education institution's email per the WHED. You also get 50% off Notion AI if you’re on this plan.

• Our student org offer is a free Plus Plan for a workspace with unlimited members. It’s available for verified student orgs who have submitted an application here →

Check out more of the differences below:

To see a complete list of features that are included in the Plus Plan or to learn about other plans offered by Notion, visit our pricing page →

Individual students and teachers at accredited colleges and universities can upgrade to the Plus Plan for free at any time. Before you upgrade, make sure of the following:

• You’re signed in with your education institution email. If you’re using a personal email address with your Notion account, you can change it to your educational email address following the instructions here →

• Your school is an accredited institution recognized by and listed in the World Higher Education Database. You can confirm this by looking for your school here →

• You’re on the Free Plan. If you’re currently paying for the Plus Plan, you can still take advantage of this offer. Downgrade to the Free Plan first by going to Settings in your sidebar → Billing → Change plan.

Once you’ve met the above requirements, follow these steps to upgrade to the free Plus Plan:

1. Go to Settings in your sidebar.

2. Select Upgrade plan.

3. Select Get free education plan. If your school is recognized by our system, you’ll be upgraded automatically!

4. If you satisfy all requirements above for access to the plan but don't see Get free education plan, please write into team@makenotion.com to request your school domain get access. If your institution is recognized by and listed in the WHED, your domain will be allowlisted and receive access.

Individual students and teachers can also get 50% off their subscription to Notion AI. Anyone who's already subscribed to the Notion AI add-on won’t be eligible for this discount.

To take advantage of this offer:

1. Make sure you’re signed into Notion with your educational email.

2. If you haven’t already, follow the steps above to get on the free Plus Plan for individual students and teachers.

3. Go to Settings in your sidebar → Explore plans.

4. Next to Notion AI, select Add to plan and follow the prompts to subscribe.

If you want to upgrade to the Plus Plan for your student organization’s workspace, you can find more information and apply here. To be eligible for the upgrade:

• You must be a student representing a student organization at an accredited institution recognized by and listed in the WHED. You can confirm this by looking for your school here →

• The person applying must be a member of the student organization's workspace.

• Only one application per organization will be approved.

• All members in your student organization’s workspace must also have the same domain as your valid educational email address.

• Your organization must be recognized by your institution.

Once you’ve applied, our team will reach out within about 2 weeks of your application submission to let you know if you’ve been approved.

If you’re not able to upgrade to the Plus Plan for education:

• You might be subscribed to a paid plan already. If you are, you’ll want to downgrade to the Free Plan first to see the option to upgrade.

• Your account might not be tied to a valid educational email address. Make sure you change your account email to your educational email.

• Your workspace might have multiple admins or members. The Plus Plan for individual students and educators can only contain one member. Remove any additional admins or members and try again.

• Your educational institution may not be recognized by our system. Our team can help — email us at team@makenotion.com.

As a reminder:

• Individual students and teachers can upgrade to the Plus Plan for free, and can work with up to 100 guests in their workspace.

• Approved student organizations can upgrade to the Plus Plan for free, and can invite guests and members to their workspace for free.

If you’re brand new to Notion, check out the articles here to learn the basics.

You can also use our templates to build a foundation for your education workspace! To find our templates for students and teachers:

1. Go to Templates in your sidebar.

2. In the dropdown, select School. You can also use the search bar to look for a more specific template.

3. Select a template to see what it looks like.

4. When you’re ready to use the template in your own workspace, select Get template.