Student discount verification bug — Stripe billing page does not load after successful SheerID verification.

Describe the Bug

After receiving confirmation from SheerID that my student verification was successful, I clicked on “Apply Discount” on the Cursor student page. Instead of being redirected to the Stripe checkout page, the page just keeps loading indefinitely. When I refresh, my account still shows the Free plan (50 fast requests), and no discount is applied.

SheerID has confirmed my verification is complete. Cursor support says the Stripe billing step did not trigger, but I have no way to retry it.

Steps to Reproduce

Complete student verification via SheerID

Receive confirmation email of successful verification

Click on “Apply Discount” button at Cursor for Students | Cursor - The AI Code Editor

Observe: Page loads forever, and Stripe billing/checkout never appears

Refresh: Account still shows Free plan

Expected Behavior

After clicking “Apply Discount,” the system should redirect to the Stripe billing page and upgrade my account using the verified student discount.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11
MacOS
Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 0.37.2
VSCode Version: 1.88.1
Commit: a936eaa0bfc2e4f945f6abec2b3646d727b23294

Additional Information

Email used for verification: [email protected]

SheerID Request ID: 6825f1c57e27651996a5a933

Verified on: May 15, 2025

Issue has persisted for over 3 weeks with no resolution from Cursor or SheerID.

Cache cleared, multiple browsers tried, issue persists.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue