What if I don’t have a .edu email address?

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What if I don&#8217;t have a .edu email address?

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Many institutions outside the United States — and some within it — don’t issue .edu addresses. That includes nearly every K–12 school. That’s fine — a .edu address isn’t required. Submit your application with a letterhead document and any additional materials that clearly establish your institutional affiliation. If your institution may be unfamiliar to us, include something that shows it’s an eligible school or university, such as its accreditation or its registration with your state or national education authority.
Every application, .edu or not, goes through the same first step: we send a confirmation email to the address you provided, and you’ll need to click the link in that email, then press Confirm my email on the page that opens, to confirm it’s yours. After you verify:

With a letterhead document included — we start reviewing it as soon as you confirm, and most applications are decided within a few minutes. If yours needs a closer look, a member of our team reviews it by hand, which can take a few business days.
Without a letterhead document — your application moves to manual review. We aim to respond within a few days.

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