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Brown University has agreements with Microsoft for licensing and acquiring software under a few programs. Details are provided in the table below.

Email Software_Services or call 863-HELP (4357) if you have questions about Microsoft licensing.

Program Description Eligible Users Products Covered To Obtain
Microsoft Enrollment for Education Service (EES)

EES is an annual licensing program for higher education institutions. Brown University's agreement covers faculty and staff only (students are covered for Core CALs only). Details on Brown's Microsoft Enrollment for Education program.

Further information about Brown-related home use

Brown has purchased Microsoft's ECal Step-up. Contact Software_Services if you need to run Microsoft Advanced Servers.

Faculty paid by Brown

Staff paid by Brown

(Hospital-based faculty and staff are not eligible.)

Products that are NOT listed here are NOT covered by EES.

  • System Center Endpoint Protection
  • Windows (Enterprise/Professional versions)
  • Office for Windows
  • Office for Macintosh
  • Virtual PC
    for Macintosh
  • Windows Server (2012 R2 and below)
  • Core Client Access License (CAL)

Note: Students are also covered by the Core CAL

From Brown's software catalog

Contact your DCC or IT Support Professional for Windows OS media

For questions or assistance, email Software_Services or call 863-HELP (4357).

Microsoft Select Plus Program

An option for higher education customers to purchase Microsoft licenses and media for software not covered under EES.

Software available via the Select program may be purchased by Brown University faculty and staff. Students are not eligible. (Students may purchase Student Software - see below).

Software purchased under the Microsoft Select Plus Program is exclusively for use on Brown University owned computers.

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Faculty

Staff

Most Microsoft products are available for purchase at significant discount under the Select program.

Examples include:

  • Project
  • Visio

Contact Brown's Microsoft Agreement reseller to purchase licenses and media. For questions or assistance, email Software_Services or call 863-HELP (4357).

Contact your DCC or IT Support Professional

Contact Brown's Microsoft Agreement reseller to purchase licenses and media. For questions or assistance, email Software_Services or call 863-HELP (4357).

Student Software

Students can obtain Microsoft Office 365 from Brown's Software Catalog. Academic pricing on other Microsoft software is also available through Brown Bookstore Technology Center or Microsoft Student Store.

Students

Available products include:
  • Windows
  • a large variety of free and low-cost Windows applications 

Visit Brown's Software CatalogBrown Bookstore Technology Center or Microsoft Student Store for details.

Microsoft Imagine

Microsoft developer and designer tools.

Students

 

Available products include:

  • Visual Studio

  • SQL Server

  • OneNote

  • Visio

Create an account and verify your student status at  Microsoft Imagine

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