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Staff, faculty: Don’t miss out on free ChatGPT Edu access

By IU Today

September 24, 2025

Indiana University recently announced that staff and faculty on all campuses can request institutional access to ChatGPT Edu, a version of the popular AI tool built specifically for higher education.

Here’s how to claim your free ChatGPT Edu license today:

If you don’t have an account

  1. To activate your account, submit the ChatGPT Request form.
  2. Within about 20 minutes, you’ll receive an email invitation from OpenAI to join IU’s ChatGPT Edu workspace.
  3. Go to the ChatGPT website and, in the top right, select “Log in.”
  4. Under “Log in or sign up,” enter your IU email address in the “Email address” field, and then select “continue.”
  5. Under “How do you want to log in?,” select “Indiana University.”

If you’re already using your IU email address for a free account

  1. To activate your account, submit the ChatGPT Edu request form.
  2. Within 20 minutes, you’ll receive an email invitation from OpenAI to join IU’s ChatGPT Edu workspace. 
  3. Go to ChatGPT’s site and in the top right, select “log in.”
  4. In the “Email address” field, enter your IU email address and then select “Continue.”
  5. Select Indiana University.
  6. On the IU Login page, enter your IU username and passphrase, and then complete a Two-Step Login (Duo) After authenticating, you will be placed into the IU ChatGPT Edu workspace.
  7. Once your IU email address is added to the IU workspace, you will see a prompt asking what you’d like to do with your existing data. You have two options:
    1. Transfer, which lets you retain your chat history, saved custom GPTs and other activity. If you have an active subscription, it will be canceled and refunded once the account is transferred.
    2. Export and delete, which deletes your personal workspace tied to your IU email. If you have an active subscription, it will be canceled and refunded once the account is transferred.

Need help?

To learn more about this generative AI platform, check out the About ChatGPT Edu at IU Knowledge Base article.

IU is pairing ChatGPT Edu with the new GenAI 101 course and expanding AI services to help faculty, staff and students use these tools effectively and ethically.