Subject: Request to Expand Student Verification to Global Academic Domains (.ac.rw / Rwanda)

[Merite_Mucyo]

Feature request for product/service

Billing

Describe the request

Hi Cursor Team,
I am writing to bring attention to a limitation in the current Student Pro verification process that excludes many international students, specifically those of us in Rwanda.
I am a Business Analytics student at Kepler College Rwanda, currently working on entrepreneurial and coding projects. My university uses the .ac.rw domain, which is the official accredited academic extension for Rwanda.
I recently contacted support but was told that only .edu domains are eligible for the student plan. This creates a significant barrier for students in Africa and other regions where universities do not use the U.S.-specific .edu extension.
Why this matters:
Accreditation: My university is a fully accredited institution. We have valid student IDs, tuition receipts, and official institutional emails (.ac.rw).
Impact: Access to Cursor Pro is vital for my academic work and my startup. The current policy effectively locks out talented developers in emerging tech ecosystems simply because of their geographic location.
Industry Standard: Other major platforms (GitHub, JetBrains, Microsoft) successfully verify our status using services like SheerID or the GitHub Education Pack, which recognizes our local domains.
My Proposal:
Could the Cursor team consider integrating a manual verification process or partnering with GitHub Education to verify student status? This would allow students outside the US to access these tools and contribute to the global developer community.
I am happy to provide my official student ID and transcripts for manual review if that is an option.
Thank you for building an incredible tool and for considering a more inclusive approach to your global student community.
Best regards,
Merite Mucyo
Business Analytics Student | Kepler College

Operating System (if it applies)

Windows 10/11
MacOS
Linux

[condor (Condor (Tee))]

hi @Merite_Mucyo and thank you for your interest in our student program. At this time we are onboarding students with email address containing .edu.

In the future we will expand the student program and will make an announcement once were are ready.

I saw your post in following thread and as this one is duplicate i will close it.

Student Verifications outside USA and organizations without .edu email

Attention Students Outside the USA or Without a .edu Email If you are a student whose educational institution is outside the USA or does not use a .edu email address, please reply below with your country and email domain (e.g., .ac.uk instead of university.ac.uk). If you see your email domain already listed, do not add a new comment, simply upvote this post and add a like to the existing record. This helps us measure demand for expanding our student discount in the future. Important notes: W…