The Authorized Education Partner program
The Microsoft® Authorized Education Partner program authorizes partners to purchase and resell academic priced Microsoft offers and products to Qualified Educational Users (QEUs). Distributors only accept orders from partners that are AEPs. To join or renew your AEP Certification, follow these guided steps as part of the registration process:
- Validate your MPN ID
- Raise Request to get certificate.
- Go to AEPToolbox to get the details related to certificate.
Cloud Solution Provider in education (CSP)
Cloud Solution Providers requesting to access the Microsoft Education offers catalog in Partner Center, need to open a service request from the
Partner Center Dashboard.
This step will no longer be necessary after December 31, 2019. As a reminder to all resellers of Academic-priced offers and products, the customer MUST be eligible as a
Qualified Educational Users (QEU)
in order to receive the special academic price.
- In Partner profile, under Program info, look for Reseller qualifications, Education is listed there
- If you do not see Education in Reseller qualifications, you have not yet been authorized to purchase any special offers