This article explains how to sign up for a YouTube Student Premium discount.
Like many services, YouTube uses a service called SheerID to confirm your student eligibility.
Visityoutube.com/premium/studentand selectTry 1 month for $0.
A pop-up message appears letting you know you’ll be redirected to SheerID for verification.
Select your country, university, and personal details and selectVerify My Student Status.
You may be taken to your school’s landing page to continue verification.
Upload the files and clickSubmit.
If the verification is successful, SheerID will redirect you back to the YouTube Premium sign-up page.
You might need to log into your YouTube account.
Click your profile picture.
SelectPaid memberships>Learn morefrom the Premium tile.
Choose a payment method or add a new one and selectStart membership.
YouTube will bill you after the 30-day trial period ends.
Who Is Eligible for a YouTube Student Premium Discount?
A company called SheerID does the verification, and discounted subscriptions are valid for up to four years.
To maintain the discount, students must re-verify their eligibility each year.
What Does the YouTube Student Premium Discount Include?
Students get a one-month free trial and pay about half of the monthly subscription amount.
Whichever comes firstgraduation or four years in schoolis when your discount expires.
YouTube requires that you verify your student status once a year by repeating the process above.