Apple is offering $150 gift cards to students, parents buying for students, and employees or staff at K-12 institutions who purchase qualifying products through its education store. The promotion runs during back-to-school season and effectively reduces the out-of-pocket cost of MacBooks and other devices.
Here's how it works. When you buy an eligible Mac, iPad, or Apple device from Apple's education pricing page, you receive a $150 gift card. You can apply that credit toward a future purchase or use it immediately to offset your cost. For a MacBook Air, which typically starts at $1,099, the $150 credit brings your net cost down to $949, matching or beating previous month's promotional pricing.
The offer applies to several products beyond MacBooks. You can claim it on iPad Pro models, iPad Air, and the latest MacBook Pro models. You don't need to be the student yourself to benefit. Parents buying computers for kids can apply for education pricing on behalf of their children. Teachers, administrators, IT staff, and support employees at public or private K-12 schools qualify too.
Eligibility verification happens at purchase. Apple confirms your status through an instant online process or by uploading school credentials. The process typically takes minutes for most customers.
The gift card can be used for AppleCare Plus plans, Apple accessories, software, or anything in Apple's store. This flexibility makes the offer more useful than a discount locked to a single product. If you don't need additional items immediately, you can save the $150 card for future purchases.
Timing matters here. Education pricing combined with the gift card offer creates a window where major devices cost less than they will after back-to-school season ends. Retailers like Best Buy and Amazon also discount these products, but Apple's gift card stacks on top of already-reduced education pricing, making it worth comparing directly.