Figma Education Pro Reverification Issue for Coursera Students

I’m facing the same issue on my end as well, so any solution would be greatly appreciated.

I have the same issue. But Figma support and Coursera support do not answer on mails or respond in tickets.

Hey everyone, thanks so much for your patience while we looked into this! 

Here’s what I can share from the team:

Self-verification isn’t available for students in bootcamps or online courses, and Figma isn’t able to verify Education accounts for these programs.
To help you continue your work, we recommend using our free Starter plan. It includes up to 3 design files, AI credits, and is designed to support your course needs. 

Please do let me know if you have ay further question, thank you! 

Thanks for looking into this and keeping us updated. I am also going through the same issue, and I don’t really understand this solution that is given to us.

So basically you’re saying that all Coursera students ( that are - actually - Students ) can’t keep their Figma Education Plan and simply doesn’t exist for Figma. Many of us that were already students of Coursera courses have been self-verified with any issues until a few months ago, and now suddendly we’re not considered as students anymore ?. 

Why online programs as Coursera haven’t been included as an option for Figma’s bootcamp partners when this change of verification process has been planned ?.                      

Is there an option for Coursera to contact Figma in order to join your list of partners ( even if they don’t have a admin service ) ? 

I’m hoping as everyone else that we can look forward to another resolution for this issue that we’re all facing today. 

This is not a solution. You’ve basically completely dropped appropriate educational access to Figma for all Coursera users. People PAID for Coursera programs that heavily utilize Figma and we had access to the appropriate version of Figma with this. Now we don’t. This screams of a bait and switch.

Hi, thank you for your reply.
I’d like to share my perspective, because I feel this situation is very unfair.

I’m currently a student in the Google UX/UI Certificate through Coursera, which I’m taking thanks to the FUNDAE employment program in Spain. This means that I’m officially a student, but also unemployed, and relying on this course to re-enter the job market.

Restricting the Education plan only to certain bootcamps (which are paid and often very expensive) creates a huge barrier for people like me, who are actively learning, building a portfolio, and trying to use Figma to its full potential — but simply don’t have the money to afford extra tools.

I kindly ask you to reconsider this policy, because for students in my situation, access to the full Education plan isn’t just about learning software — it’s about having a fair chance to build a career.

Thank you for understanding.

Hi, thank you for your reply.
I’d like to share my perspective, because I feel this situation is very unfair.

I’m currently a student in the Google UX/UI Certificate through Coursera, which I’m taking thanks to the FUNDAE employment program in Spain. This means that I’m officially a student, but also unemployed, and relying on this course to re-enter the job market.

Restricting the Education plan only to certain bootcamps (which are paid and often very expensive) creates a huge barrier for people like me, who are actively learning, building a portfolio, and trying to use Figma to its full potential — but simply don’t have the money to afford extra tools.

I kindly ask you to reconsider this policy, because for students in my situation, access to the full Education plan isn’t just about learning software — it’s about having a fair chance to build a career.

Thank you for understanding.

Hi Gayani, thanks a lot for your response and for looking into this.

I totally understand the current policy regarding bootcamps and online courses. At the same time, I’d like to highlight that Coursera partners with accredited universities and offers official certifications, which makes it a bit different from short-term bootcamps. Since my coursework requires ongoing collaboration and access to more than 3 files, the Starter plan doesn’t fully cover my study needs.

Is there any possible way to reconsider eligibility for Coursera students, or maybe provide an alternative path (such as uploading proof of enrollment or certificates) so that we can keep benefiting from the Education plan?

I truly value Figma as a learning tool, and it would make a big difference for me to continue my education with the right resources.

Thanks again for your help and guidance!

looks like, unfortunately, there is no resolution.

today is the last day to reverify and sadly we will be going to starters plan. :(

does anyone know if we need to “physically” move files and projects or it will be done automatically?