Using self-service sign up in your organization

We're listening to your feedback and have made it easier for users in your organization to sign up for Office 365 and other online services from Microsoft. We call this new sign up process "self-service sign up" because your users can sign up to use services paid by your subscription, or use free services, without asking you to take action on their behalf.

How self-service sign up works

The following example describes how self-sign up works for a school. The same process works for any organization that has self-service programs enabled in their tenant.

1. Students and faculty members have school email addresses that indicate they are associated with your institution. For example, the email address jakob@uw.edu may indicate a student from the University of Washington.

2. Students and faculty go to our web site, and use their email address to sign up for the Office 365 services that your organization offers, such Office 365 ProPlus. They can also sign up for other free services that we offer.

3. We validate their email address, and then they can get started using Office 365, Power BI, or other services right away.

4. As the business admin, you will see who has signed up for a subscription by viewing the Subscriptions page in the Office 365 admin center. This way you can see when there are new or unrecognized licenses for services in your Office 365 tenant.

Available self-service programs

Following are the currently available self-service programs. This list will be updated as new programs are added.

Program	Description	Additional Info	Website for self-service sign up
Office 365 Education	Any student or teacher can use a school email address to sign up for free Office 365 and get Office Online, 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage and SharePoint Online for class, team and project sites.	Office 365 Education Technical FAQ	Office 365 Education
Office 365 Education Plus	Eligible students and teachers can sign up for Office 365 Education Plus, which includes everything mentioned above plus Office 365 ProPlus. Office 365 ProPlus is productivity software, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access, and Skype for Business, that is installed on your desktop or laptop computer.	Office 365 Education Technical FAQ	Office 365 Education
Power BI	Power BI is a free service for users in your organization to connect to, analyze, and securely share data with others. If your organization already subscribes to Power BI for Office 365 you may additionally see licenses for "Power BI for Office 365 Individual User Trial," which offer users limited, free access to advanced capabilities.	Power BI in your organization	Microsoft Power BI
Rights Management Services (RMS)	RMS for individuals is a free self-service subscription for users in an organization who have been sent sensitive files that have been protected by Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS), but their IT department has not implemented Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS), or Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).	RMS for Individuals and Azure Rights Management	Microsoft Rights Management portal so you can check whether you can open a given rights-protected document.
Microsoft Power Apps	In PowerApps, you can manage organizational data by running an app that you created or that someone else created and shared with you. Apps run on mobile devices such as phones, or you can run them in a browser by opening Dynamics 365. You can create an infinite variety of apps – all without learning a programming language such as C#.	Self-service sign up for PowerApps	Microsoft Power Apps
Microsoft Flow	Microsoft Flow is a product to help you set up automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.	Sign up and sign in for Microsoft Flow	Microsoft Flow
Dynamics 365 for Financials	Get a complete business and financial management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Dynamics 365 for Financials makes ordering, selling, invoicing, and reporting easier—starting on day one.	Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Financials	Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Financials
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations	Increase your speed of doing business. The complete ERP tools in Dynamics 365 for Operations provide global scalability and digital intelligence to help you grow at your pace.	Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations	Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations
Microsoft AppSource	Microsoft AppSource is a destination for software-as-a-service business apps built on the Microsoft cloud platform. AppSource features hundreds of apps, add-ons and content packs that extend the functionality of Microsoft products like Azure, Dynamics 365, Office 365 and Power BI.	Microsoft AppSource	Microsoft AppSource
Microsoft Partner Incentives	The Microsoft Partner Network provides three types of memberships. Each type provides a set of benefits to help your business grow. As you achieve your goals, participate in the program at the level that suits your unique needs to access more benefits and develop your relationship with us and other partners in the network.	Microsoft Partner Incentives	Microsoft Partner Incentives
Microsoft Business Center	The Microsoft Business Center (previously the Microsoft Volume Licensing Center) is the portal for customers who have made purchases through the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA)	Quick Start: Register for the Microsoft Business Center	Microsoft Business Center
Minecraft Education Edition	By using Minecraft as a platform for learning, educators can motivate and inspire every student to achieve more, and ignite a passion for learning. Join a community of educators learning how to use Minecraft to unlock student potential.	Minecraft Education Edition	Minecraft Education Edition
Microsoft Stream	Upload and share videos across your organization to improve communication, participation, and learning.	Sign up & Day 0 experience	Microsoft Stream