Starting today, and for a very limited time, Tinkercad is offering qualified academic institutions $50,000 worth of Tinkercad software.
Interested? Here’s how it works.
This on-line application must be submitted by midnight PST on Friday, December 7th, 2012. For the first 1,000 applications received, Tinkercad will waive the $75.00 fee.
In order to apply for this plan, here’s what you’ll need to know:
- This plan is open to ALL academic institutions, home schools, non-profits and other similar organizations whose mission is to further advance the study and teaching of 3D design and printing to students
- You must be able to provide accreditation or non-profit status verification
- Plan applies to the 2012/2013 school year (summer 2013 included)
- Must currently possess a 3D printer OR have the intent to purchase one in the 2012/2013 academic school year
- Submit your course curriculum for the 2012/2013 school year
Tinkercad, don’t want the inability to learn CAD to hinder innovative solutions. Ever. Creating physical products, or what it calls ‘design literacy,’ is a right the entire world has. One of the keys to ensuring the success of Tinkercad’s mission is to provide the future makers of the world access to Tinkercad. As Co-Founder Kai Backman has said, “A key part of learning is to have great tools at your disposal.”
The details:
- The $50,000 translates into 1,000 registered users per qualifying institution for the 2012/2013 school year, which includes summer of 2013.
- There is a single administrator who owns the account and can add and remove students at any time.
- Digital manufacturing devices also qualify in place of a 3D printer. These include, but are not limited to, laser cutters and CNC machines.
