Free & Discounted Software
Search Funded PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships in pure mathematics. Search for PhD funding, scholarships & studentships in the UK, Europe and around the world. Just select your star and hit 'PHD Guide' and let the software take care of it. See submitted sample shots from users of PHD Guiding and sample shots from PHD and EQMOD PHD Guiding (v1.14) is free. PHD is actually even better than free. PHD Guiding is open source in both the v1 version here and in the new v2 (available for Windows and Mac). PHD2 is guiding software inspired by Stark Labs PHD Guiding. PHD2 is free of cost, open source, and community-developed and supported. Want the latest? The versions here are the current stable full releases. Often, new features or bug fixes can be found in the Pre-Release section.
Microsoft
Examples: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings Click on a software title for full eligibility details. |
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Microsoft Office 365 Education | Faculty, staff & all students | Free | |
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching | All Students taking STEM courses* & faculty in STEM departments* | Free | |
Microsoft Campus Agreement | Departments, faculty & staff | Free for university-owned computers | |
Connection (Formerly GovConnection) | Faculty, staff & all students | Discounted |
Adobe Creative Cloud
Examples: Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings Click on a software title for full eligibility details. |
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Adobe Campus Agreement | Faculty, staff & graduate students (GEO members only) | Free for two computers | |
Undergraduate students, non-GEO graduate students, faculty, staff. | Discounted through Adobe's Students and Teachers Program |
Science, Statistics & Mathematics
| Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings Click on a software title for full eligibility details. |
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Mathematica | Faculty, Staff & Students | Discounted | |
MATLAB | Faculty, research staff & all students | Discounted | |
Minitab | Faculty, staff & all students | Discounted for university-owned computers only | |
OriginPro | Faculty, staff & all students | Free | |
Qualtrics | Faculty, staff & all students | Discounted | |
SAS** | Faculty, staff & all students | Discounted | |
SPSS** | Faculty, staff & graduate students | Discounted | |
Stata | Faculty & staff | Discounted for university-owned computers only | |
JMP Pro | Faculty, staff & all students | Free |
A doctoral student planning a non-physical science major may fulfill requirements for mathematics as the minor area of concentration by completing 12 credits with a grade of B or better in approved mathematics courses 300 or above. For additional information on the PhD, see the Graduate School Doctoral Requirements page. Graduate Grievance.
Qualitative & mixed-methods research | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings Click on a software title for full eligibility details. |
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NVivo | Faculty, research staff & students | Discounted | |
Qualtrics | Faculty, staff & all students | Discounted |
CAD & Modeling Computer Assisted Drafting, molecular modeling | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings |
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Schrödinger | Faculty, staff & students | Discounted |
Linux Operating Systems | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings |
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UMass Linux | IT professionals, faculty, staff, and students | Free |
Antivirus Protect your programs, files, and email from malicious software such as malware and viruses. | Program(s) | Audience/Eligibility | Savings |
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Sophos Endpoint Protection (Mac OS) | Students, Faculty, and Staff | Free | |
Sophos Endpoint Protection (Windows) | Students, Faculty, and Staff | Free | |
Sophos Endpoint Protection (Linux) | Students, Faculty, and Staff | Free |
*Microsoft Defined Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) courses
** Classroom/Lab discounts are available for SAS & SPSS licenses. Call 413-545-TECH or email software@umass.edu for eligibility.