Hi all,
I stumbled on to an OzBargain post: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/907230 and was pessimistic about it working but decided to give a shot! …and can confirm that it's working for me at present.
Background: https://one.google.com/about/articles/google-ai-for-students…
You get:
1. 15 months of Google AI Pro - free
2. Come with 2TB of Google One storage shareable with family
3. VEO video generation
4. NotebookLM in Pro (I think)
What I needed:
US gmail account - essentially make a new gmail account on a US VPN (I used https://www.urban-vpn.com/install-desk/ and just removed it when done). I found it easier to do incognito.
1. Phone number not linked to a gmail account (NZ worked for me!)
2. Edu email from here worked: https://tempumail.com/
3. Needed a payment method: I used Revoult and that worked me (had to use a US zip when filling details out)
Had to refresh a few times before I managed to finally get it - and only turned off VPN once it was confirmed.
Don't forget to cancel before the 15 months, think it's 19.99 per month.
-someone (musicinbed69 ) from Ozbargain thread has posted: "Was able to cancel right after too. It says it'll keep everything until August next year." <- have not tried this
The Offer
The Google One Student Offer ('Offer') provides you with subscription benefits at no charge for the duration of the promoted 15-month period from the day that you redeem the Offer (the 'Offer Period'). The Google One Terms of Service(one.google.com) apply to your subscription during the Offer Period. The Google Privacy Policy(policies.google.com) describes how personal data is handled by this service.
Offer expires and must be redeemed by 30 June 2025.
Requirements and eligibility
To be eligible for this Offer and retain access for the whole Offer Period, you must:
- be 18 years of age or older;
- be a resident of Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States;
- have successfully verified your student status using a valid student email address as and when requested;
- reverify your enrolment by 31 August 2025;
- have a personal Google Account;
- have a Google Payments account with a qualifying form of payment at sign up; and
- subscribe to Google AI Pro through the Google Play Store.
This Offer is limited to users who do not currently have an active Google One subscription, and existing Google One members who are not subscribed to a higher tier plan than the one being offered. You do not qualify for the Offer if you're an enterprise purchaser, a discounted Pixel bundle subscriber or if you currently have a Google One subscription through a third party or affiliate such as Google Fi. You also do not qualify if you have a supervised Google Account.
Google may request certain information for verification purposes. Google reserves the right to determine eligibility at its sole discretion.
Recurring billing and cancellations
On the date your Offer Period ends, except where consent is required by law, your form of payment will be automatically charged the standard monthly or annual Google One subscription price for your country, until you cancel your subscription. You can cancel at any time. To avoid being charged the standard monthly or annual Google One subscription price, you must cancel before the end of the Offer Period. If you cancel your subscription during the Offer Period, your membership may remain active until the end of the Offer Period.Storage limits
If you cancel your subscription and have exceeded your Google Account storage limit during the Offer Period, you will need to delete files (see how you can free up space(support.google.com)) or purchase a Google One membership and will not be able to store anything new until you do. See the Help Centre(support.google.com) for more details.
General
Available for a limited time. This Offer is void where prohibited or restricted by law. This Offer is non-transferable, cannot be resold and (except as outlined in these terms) cannot be combined with other Google One offers. If you violate any of these terms, the Offer will be invalid and we may terminate your trial subscription.
The Promoter is: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Note the comment on OzB(ozbargain.com.au) about needing to reverify your student status by August 2025