Apple’s annual back-to-school promotion is now available in the United States, following earlier rollouts in Asia. This year’s promotion offers a free Apple gift card with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad.
Apple is offering a $150 gift card with any new MacBook Pro and a $100 gift card with any new MacBook Air, iPad Pro and iPad Air. The gift card can be used to purchase Apple products and accessories, App Store apps, subscriptions to services like Apple Music, iCloud+ storage, and much more.
The promotion runs until August 27, 2026 in the United States, under Apple’s terms and conditions. The gift card is offered in addition to Apple’s standard educational pricing, which offers discounts of around 5-10% on most Macs and iPads.
The offer is available on the Apple Online Education Store and in Apple Stores. Eligible customers include current and newly accepted higher education students, faculty and staff of higher education institutions, parents purchasing on behalf of an eligible student, employees of K-12 institutions, and certain other eligible customers.
UNiDAYS verification is now required on the Apple Education Store in the United States and Canada.
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