Get AI support inside Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams

Note – Access isn't available yet. The training and request form will be available soon.

Copilot Premium is Microsoft's AI assistant, built into the Microsoft 365 apps you already use, like Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. It's available to eligible HMS users and approved for Level 3 data. Copilot draws on both the web and the Microsoft 365 content you have permission to access, such as your email and your files in SharePoint and OneDrive.

To get Copilot Premium, start with the AI tool training. Training opens the request form, where you choose your agent.

Eligibility

Available to email-eligible Quad-based employees, MD students, and DMD students
Faculty Staff

Email-eligible Quad-based employees, MD students, and DMD students may use one AI tool and can choose Copilot Premium.

Security

Approved for Level 3 data; sign in with your HarvardKey.
Level 3 HarvardKey

Copilot Premium 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 any tool with Level 4 and Level 5 data.

You sign in to Microsoft 365 with Copilot Premium with your HarvardKey.

Getting started

Steps to access and begin using Copilot Premium.
Access Training

Complete these steps to start using Copilot Premium:

  1. Complete AI tool training. Training covers data security levels, citing AI-generated content, and effective prompting.
  2. Get Sandbox access. Completing training automatically activates your Harvard AI Sandbox account.
  3. Request Copilot Premium. Choose Copilot Premium as your AI tool.
  4. Wait for provisioning. Requests go through HUIT and typically take three to five business days.
  5. Sign in. Use your HarvardKey to access Microsoft 365 and Copilot.

When to choose Copilot Premium

Working inside your Microsoft 365 mail, files, and meetings.
Microsoft 365 Productivity

Copilot Premium is best when your work lives in Microsoft 365. It has the deepest access to your Outlook mail, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive, and writes directly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Use it for meeting notes, email and calendar management, and drafting and summarizing documents. Administrative, finance, and executive staff may prefer it.

Learn more

Harvard resources

Generative AI guidelines

Responsible-use and data-security requirements for AI tools at HMS.

Harvard AI Sandbox

The shared AI environment your training activates, with access to several models.

Generative AI at Harvard

University-wide guidelines and resources for using AI tools responsibly.

AI tool comparison

Compares the AI tools Harvard supports and the data levels each is approved for.

AI tools at HMS

Data protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot

How Microsoft protects your data in Copilot, including that your prompts, responses, and files aren't used to train its models.