Who doesn’t want free stuff?
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As an NUS student, you have access to a variety of free software tools that can boost your productivity, research, and creativity; and usually only require you to register with your school email. These perks are often provided through university licenses, partnerships, or student programs!
This Notion page compiles the main options based on official NUS resources — perfect for saving money on essentials like design tools, productivity apps, and academic software.
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For Note Taking:
Notion Plus for Students (permanent)
This bumps up your Notion setup so you can go wild with unlimited pages, blocks, and uploads—no more hitting those annoying limits when jotting down notes or planning your next big idea. That’s 12USD/month saved for free!
Claim at: https://www.notion.com/help/notion-for-education
Notion Plus for Student Orgs
If you’re in a club or group, this lets you team up with unlimited members, track changes over time, and set smart permissions — super handy for keeping everyone on the same page without the hassle.
Claim at: https://www.notion.so/notion-for-student-orgs-apply?_gl=1*meozha*_gcl_au*MTI5MzE3ODcxOS4xNzQ5MzIyMTI3*_ga*MzM0MjYzMDM2LjE3NDkzMjIxMjc.*_ga_9ZJ8CB186L*czE3NTQyMDg4NzYkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTQyMDg4NzYkajYwJGwwJGgw
For Resumes
For AI
For Coders
For Designers
Via A.S.K: These applications are provided directly through the NUS IT portal and are licensed for student use — log in and grab ’em for your studies.
- Microsoft 365 Apps: This gives you the full desktop versions of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, as well as 1TB of OneDrive storage.
- EndNote and Reference Manager: A reference management tool that helps you create bibliographies, manage citations, and organise your research materials, which is invaluable for academic writing.
- Mathematica: A powerful technical computing system used for complex mathematical calculations, modelling, and data visualisation in scientific and engineering fields.
- Matlab: A high-level programming language and interactive environment for numerical computation, data analysis, and algorithm development, widely used in engineering and science
- OriginPro: A data analysis and graphing software used to create publication-quality charts and graphs. It is particularly useful for scientific research and engineering.
- Trend Micro Apex One: An antivirus and security software provided by NUS to protect your computer from malware, ransomware, and other cyber threats.
Learn more about Notion @ https://www.notion.com/