What's the easiest and cheapest way to obtain edu domain?

yokowasis

I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

zed

Since 2001, new registrants for second-level domain names have been required to be United States–affiliated institutions of higher education.

https://net.educause.edu/eligibility.htm

Petey_Long

Last time I had checked, EDU was a US-Only thing (like the .US TLD)

Options include joining an online school or becoming the founder of the South Harmon Institute of Technology

Liso

From quora

To acquire a .edu domain, a university has to be accredited by a US accrediting agency, which requires some sort of US connection. This can involve incorporating in the US; for example, the American University in Cairo (http://aucegypt.edu) is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and incorporated in and licensed by Delaware.

The American University in Cairo (AUC) is an American institution incorporated in the State of Delaware.

(Working at AUC)

I believe a bunch of other "American-style" universities abroad operate on a similar model, like the American University in Dubai (http://www.aud.edu/) and in Paris (https://www.aup.edu/).

If you can get your school to comply with US accrediting agency, you might get a shot.

cainyxues

or get an edu.pl but I dunno it might be suitable for your needs or not

nicenic

.edu domain names are usually only available to educational institutions. If you are an educational institution, you can apply through a registrar such as EDUCAUSE, and you usually need to provide relevant proof. If you are not an educational institution, it is unlikely that you can directly register a .edu domain name.

abangnoob

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

faleddo

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

Ganonk

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.edu is very powerfull

Void

If you’re after just the perks, why not register a regular domain and contact the “perk” provider to make your domain acceptable? I’ve noticed that many of them require additional verification despite having an email ending with .edu (GitHub Student Pack, for example).

farsighter

If you're truly an admin of a school (which I highly doubt) you'll need to establish an American branch for your institution first, then submit an application. There are no workarounds here, an .edu domain isn’t something you find in the trash for $0.99 with no conditions.

Anyway you should be able to get a .edu.xx domain.

xvps

A long shot, but it is a free edu subdomain if it works.

https://is.edu

I don't think their form works, and it might be intentional because it has been mentioned on blackhat forums several times.

But you could try to contact them via the email address on their contact page.

(Please share the drama here on LET if they scam you)

itachikonoha

@xvps said:
A long shot, but it is a free edu subdomain if it works.

https://is.edu

I don't think their form works, and it might be intentional because it has been mentioned on blackhat forums several times.

But you could try to contact them via the email address on their contact page.

(Please share the drama here on LET if they scam you)

Invalid captcha. The form won't get submitted. Project is probably abandoned.

DeadlyChemist

@cainyxues said:
or get an edu.pl but I dunno it might be suitable for your needs or not

it does work, dont ask how i know

kkrajk

@Petey_Long said: South Harmon Institute of Technology

https://southharmoninstituteoftechnology.org/accepted/

vbloods

get another degree.

Petey_Long

@kkrajk said:

@Petey_Long said: South Harmon Institute of Technology

https://southharmoninstituteoftechnology.org/accepted/

plumberg

@Petey_Long said:

@kkrajk said:

@Petey_Long said: South Harmon Institute of Technology

https://southharmoninstituteoftechnology.org/accepted/

kevinds

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

Register your school's domain with the groups offering perks..

My previous school, the student email domain works for the benefits. Many that have student benefits also have a 'contact us if your school's domain isn't accepted.

On the plus side, the EDU TLD also seems to require the school to basically provide a LOT of information about the students for the discount programs that non-EDU domains don't.

kevinds

@kkrajk said:
https://southharmoninstituteoftechnology.org/accepted/

I never thought to check if the website existed..

It is a movie that isn't available for 'streaming' so it isn't surprising that people didn't get the reference..

yokowasis

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

techdragon

Technically, you need to be registered in the US to apply for a .edu domain.

The UK uses .ac.uk for example.

Some older registrations benefited from less rules.

Alternatively, if it's just for discounts etc. you can buy .edu email accounts.

fazar

@yokowasis said:

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Did you already try .ac.id?
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

Void

@fazar said:

@yokowasis said:

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Did you already try .ac.id?
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

Your own domain ?

yokowasis

@fazar said:

@yokowasis said:

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Did you already try .ac.id?
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

I don't manage any university website.

fazar

@Void said:

@fazar said:

@yokowasis said:

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Did you already try .ac.id?
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

Your own domain ?

Our campus domain. > @yokowasis said:

@fazar said:

@yokowasis said:

@faleddo said:

@abangnoob said:

@yokowasis said:
I am the admin of my school (outside of USA). Edu domain have a lot of edu perks (both for students and teachers), I would like to register one. What are my options?

.sch.id is very cheap

.sch.id need legal documents to obtain.

I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Did you already try .ac.id?
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

I don't manage any university website.

Ah, I see bro.

xxsl

@fazar
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

As I know most of the above need additional documents for the student pack, not only the edu domain, curious how could that be done without the documents?

Liso

@xxsl said:

@fazar
Works well for me to obtain student perks - google, microsoft, github, etc.

As I know most of the above need additional documents for the student pack, not only the edu domain, curious how could that be done without the documents?

Is it enough to shows student ID of said university ?

Astro

@DeadlyChemist said:

@cainyxues said:
or get an edu.pl but I dunno it might be suitable for your needs or not

it does work, dont ask how i know

Does that domain get you educational offer benefits? Like does edu.pl work where just .edu works?

sibaper

@yokowasis said: I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

Can you give some examples?

kevinds

@yokowasis said:
I can easily supply document for .sch.id. In fact I manage a lot of sch.id domain. But not anyone would approve .sch.id as a valid domain for educational institution, contrary to .edu domain.

My previous school has a .ca domain and it is approved as an educational institution and student discounts are/were valid through the email addresses.

You don't need a domain from the EDU TLD to achieve your goal.