Support for writing, coding, research, and teaching
ChatGPT Edu is available to eligible HMS users and approved for Level 3 data. It supports writing, programming, academic research, teaching, and everyday productivity tasks.
To get ChatGPT Edu, start with the AI tool training. Training opens the request form, where you choose your agent.
Eligibility
Available to email-eligible, Quad-based employees and to HMS and HSDM degree students.Email-eligible, Quad-based employees, as well as HMS and HSDM degree students, may use one AI tool. You also get access to the Harvard AI Sandbox after you complete your training.
Security
Approved for Level 3 data; sign in with your HarvardKey.ChatGPT Edu runs in a secure, Harvard-approved environment and does not use your data to train vendor models. It is approved for use with data classified as Level 3 and below under the University risk classifications. Do not use Level 4 or Level 5 data in any tool.
Even if an AI tool is approved for your data’s security level, contractual obligations related to the data, funding, and/or project may separately restrict use of AI or a specific AI tool or require the data provider or sponsor’s permission. Contact the Research Data Compliance team in the Office of Research Administration (ORA) at Data_ORA@hms.harvard.edu with questions about whether contractual restrictions may apply to your planned use of AI.
You sign in to use ChatGPT Edu with your HarvardKey.
Getting started
Steps to access and begin using ChatGPT Edu.Complete these steps to start using ChatGPT Edu:
- Complete AI tool training. Training covers data security levels, citing AI-generated content, and effective prompting.
- Get Sandbox access. Completing training automatically activates your Harvard AI Sandbox account.
- Request ChatGPT Edu. Submit the use-case form so HMS IT can confirm your request aligns with approved uses.
- Wait for provisioning. Requests go through HMS IT, and you can typically get access by the next business day.
- Sign in. Use your HarvardKey at chat.openai.com.
When to choose ChatGPT Edu
Teaching, study, and flexible content creation.ChatGPT Edu is well-suited to teaching and studying. It provides custom GPTs for courses and case examples, image generation, and flexible content creation across a curriculum. It is also a strong general assistant for writing, research, brainstorming, and summarizing, and includes Codex for coding, which has stricter usage limits. Teaching faculty, students, and library or knowledge-management staff may prefer it.