SOLIDWORKS License Eligibility

Discover the eligibility requirements for SOLIDWORKS Educational and SOLIDWORKS Academic Research Licenses.

SOLIDWORKS License Eligibility Matrix

	EDUCATION EDITION	ACADEMIC RESEARCH	COMMERCIAL
SOLIDWORKS	EDU.	RES.	COM.
Secondary school projects (K-12)	✔
Undergraduate capstone projects	✔
Undergraduate research projects – unpaid, for degree	✔
Graduate student projects – non-funded, no deliverables	✔
Curriculum development (for internal use only)	✔
Undergraduate research projects – paid or generating IP		✔
Graduate student projects – funded with deliverables		✔
University research labs (labs operated within a specific department of a university)		✔
Joint/cooperative institutes (licenses must be owned and operated by a university)		✔
Academic consortiums (for academic use only)		✔
Academic non-profits (no commercial interactions)		✔
Curriculum development – open source sharing		✔
Research labs - private or government ownership			✔
National Laboratories (FFRDCs)			✔
Fab Labs / Hobby Centers			✔
Tech transfer programs/Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)			✔
Industry consortiums			✔
Commercial non-profits			✔
Spinoff/Startup companies			✔
Individual consulting			✔
Hardware/product development - for resale			✔
Curriculum development – for resale			✔

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