Applications and Renewals

Criteria for Membership

• The applicant school must be an accredited educational establishment that awards national or state registered degrees or diplomas. This includes degree-granting military schools.
• The software is to be used in the classroom or graduate research projects only. These research projects are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by Mentor Graphics' Higher Education Program Director;
• National laboratories, federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC), national centers or facilities operated by an academic institution for national governments, or wholly government-funded research centers or scientific facilities are not eligible for membership in the Higher Education Program.
• Each institution must maintain a customer support contract.
• The institution must host Mentor Graphics’ licenses on a single server.