How do i get student amazon prime

The Amazon Prime Student plan offers students numerous benefits – from free premium shipping and streaming services to exclusive discounts. But what conditions should you be aware of, and are the advantages really worth the reduced price? This article tells you everything you need to know about Prime Student and how to get the most out of your membership!

What is Amazon Prime Student?

Amazon Prime Student, as the name suggests, is only available to students and trainees. It doesn’t matter whether you’re studying at a university or a college.

We have briefly listed the advantages of Amazon Prime Student compared to regular Amazon Prime here for you.

• Only €4.49 per month (or €44.90 per year), instead of €8.99 per month (or €89.90 per year)
• Try it free for a full 6 months, instead of just 1 month.

The disadvantages of Amazon Prime Student compared to regular Amazon Prime are marginal, but we will still briefly list them in the following section:

You need to prove that you are a student or trainee: This isn’t a disadvantage in itself, but the process does involve a little effort. You can find a detailed description of how to register for Amazon Prime Student below.
Unlike regular Amazon Prime, with Amazon Prime Student, you cannot share the numerous benefits with people in your household.
Only one Twitch channel subscription via Prime Gaming instead of monthly.
Amazon Prime Student membership is available for a maximum of four years. The six free months are included in this period (in other words: six months free, followed by 42 months at a discounted rate of €4.49 per month instead of €8.99 per month). After this period, the membership automatically converts to a regular Amazon Prime membership.
Once you graduate from university or college, your Amazon Prime Student membership will also be terminated promptly.

What is Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime Student and regular Amazon Prime are often confused. To avoid any confusion, we’ll explain the exact differences below.

Amazon Prime for Students. If you’re not a student or trainee, you can purchase a regular Amazon Prime membership for €8.99 per month or €89.90 per year, which you can try free for one month beforehand. This membership is cancellable monthly —meaning you can cancel it after the trial period without incurring any charges.

The benefits listed below are included with Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime Student. We’ve listed them briefly here for an overview and will explain the most important benefits in detail in the next section:

• Free shipping on Prime products (Millions of items on Amazon)
• Free same-day delivery (requirements: minimum order value of €20 and availability in your city)
• Faster shipping on Prime products
• Prime Video: Unlimited streaming of certain movies and series (e.g., all seasons of “The Walking Dead”, “The Big Bang Theory”, or “Prison Break”)
• Prime Reading: Access to the Amazon eBook lending library (only with Amazon Prime)
• Amazon Music Prime: Free access to approximately two million songs (Works similarly to Spotify or Apple Music, but the selection is somewhat smaller)
• Prime Photos: Unlimited photo storage in Amazon Drive and 5 GB of storage for videos and documents
• Prime Gaming: With your Twitch account, you can subscribe to one streamer for free each month — without Amazon Prime, such a subscription would cost €5 per month (with Amazon Student, it’s only possible once instead of monthly).

What is Prime Video?

Prime Video is Amazon’s video streaming service. Other video streaming platforms you’re probably familiar with are Netflix and Disney+. With a market share of 35% of new streaming subscriptions in Germany, Amazon Prime Video is the market leader. Netflix, in comparison, only has a market share of around 15% (as of January 2024).

As users of both platforms, we feel that Amazon is increasingly catching up to Netflix in terms of the quality of its series. This is evidenced by the series produced specifically for Prime Video, such as The Lord of the Rings, Mr. Robot, and Lucifer. Furthermore, Prime Video offers a large number of films that are not available on Netflix.

Furthermore, there are also films and series that are not included in the subscription and must be paid for separately. These are usually current cinema releases, which are priced roughly comparable to a cinema ticket. In our view, anyone who wants to maximize their benefit – like a true economist – should have access to both platforms.

Finally, there’s the additional offering called Prime Video Channels. As an extension of Prime Video, these allow you to subscribe to additional content such as live broadcasts and sporting events. Through them, you can also gain access to content from the BBC, Universal, and others.

As is typical with video streaming services, you can access the content on all kinds of devices (e.g., laptop, tablet, TV, etc.). If you don’t have a smart TV, you can also use products like the Fire TV Stick or the Fire TV Cube.

What is Prime Gaming?

Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime) gives you access to Twitch’s premium features, free game content, and other surprises. This aspect of the Amazon Prime Student membership is likely to be particularly interesting for gamers.

Prime Gaming gives you access to free games and exclusive loot. The latter includes things like exclusive characters, weapons, upgrades, appearances, etc. (e.g., in games like Fortnite). Furthermore, with Twitch Prime, you can support your favorite streamers by subscribing to them at no extra cost . Subscribing to a streamer typically costs €4.99 per month. As a subscriber, you usually receive benefits such as access to an exclusive chat, exclusive stickers, voice chat privileges, etc.

What other benefits are included with Amazon Prime Student?

In addition to the advantages of Prime Student already listed, there are the following further advantages :

• You get 30 minutes earlier access to flash sales (This can be important, for example, on Black Friday or similar events).
• You receive a 10% student discount on Microsoft Office products.
• You get a 15% student discount on all Amazon Basics (e.g., towels, charging cables, batteries, etc.).
• You will receive 20% more valuable Amazon vouchers for all used products (e.g., games, books, etc.) that you submit to Amazon Trade-In.
• You will receive access to Amazon Pantry, which allows the delivery of groceries, pet food, drugstore items, etc.

The listed advantages add up to the aspects already explained, making Amazon Prime Student a very attractive offer for students overall.

What are the most important benefits of an Amazon Prime membership for students?

From our perspective, the most important of the mentioned benefits are Prime shipping and Prime Video. We believe that Amazon Prime Student is worthwhile for these two features alone. The free trial is certainly worth it, but so is the paid version. This assessment is, of course, subjective, as everyone may have different preferences. However, we estimate that most of you will also benefit the most from these two advantages.

All the other aspects mentioned are also great. Personally, however, we don’t use Prime Reading or Prime Photo at all. Nevertheless, it’s good to know that we have the option to use these features.

How do I subscribe to Amazon Prime Student?

• First, go to the Amazon Prime Student registration page.
• Also, click on the” Try it free for 12 months” button.
• Now you fill out the registration form and provide the required information.
• Finally, click on the confirmation link from Amazon in your email inbox.
• Registration is now complete. You can now view and, if necessary, change your membership status in your Amazon settings.

What information and documents are required to register with Prime Student?

The registration process described above is a simplified representation. To claim Amazon Student, you need to provide information that proves you are a registered student. The required information is listed below.

• Your university or college edu email address
• Your full name
• The name of your university or college
• Your field of study
• The expected date of your graduation
• The email address you want to use with Amazon

In addition, Amazon requires a copy of your enrollment certificate. You can usually find this on your university’s student portal . Otherwise, most universities send you a physical copy at the beginning of each semester. Once you have found the correct document, you can submit it to Amazon as a PDF, Word document, or image file.

Our experience: Should you try Amazon Prime Student?

Based on our own experience using Prime Student, we can confirm that the subscription is worthwhile. If you order things from Amazon fairly often, Amazon Prime is worth it for the free shipping alone. All the other benefits are a bonus.

That the 12-month free trial is worthwhile should go without saying, as you really have nothing to lose. But even the paid version is, in our opinion, well worth it. Since Amazon offers almost all product categories, you usually don’t even need accounts with other online shops. This is obviously very convenient, as you don’t have to distribute your data to dozens of shops, from which you receive emails and have to remember all the passwords.

Furthermore, it’s clear that Amazon is very customer-oriented and places a high value on satisfaction. This is evident in our experience. If problems arise, there’s no arguing . For example, if a product is defective, a new one is simply sent.

FAQ about Amazon Prime Student

In the following section, we have listed and answered the most important questions that are frequently asked about Amazon Prime Student.

Is Amazon Prime Student free?

Yes. However, this is only valid for 6 months and only as long as you are a student at a college or university, or an apprentice. After 6 months, the trial membership ends. Afterwards, students can use Amazon Prime for €4.99 per month or €49.90 per year. This offer is valid for a maximum of 4 years (including the trial membership). After that, the regular price of €8.99 per month or €89.90 per year applies.

Can I switch to Amazon Prime Student if I already have a Prime membership?

Yes. This is easily possible. All you need to do is prove that you are a student at a college or university, or an apprentice. We’ve already explained exactly how to do this above. Switching providers can therefore save you money even after the fact.

Can the Amazon Prime Student trial membership be used multiple times?

 No. This is not possible. Creating a new Amazon account won’t help you either, as you still need to prove you’re a student. For this, you’ll need your student ID, which you should definitely not forge.

Is it possible to use the Amazon Prime Student membership for students without proof of eligibility?

No. This is impossible. Proof of student status is mandatory. If this is not possible for you, you will have to use the regular version of Amazon Prime.