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SimScale Academic Program

CAE Software for Students, Researchers, and Educators

SimScale offers a revolutionary approach to computer-aided engineering, used at more than 1000 universities worldwide. Discover the possibilities.

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For Students

Resources for learning computer-aided engineering with SimScale

Step-By-Step Tutorials

These tutorials contain real-life examples and simulation tips to help you learn how to use SimScale effectively.

Student Design Competitions

SimScale provides free simulation software for university teams.

For Educators

Bringing web-based simulation software into the classroom

Introduction to SimScale

Watch this 5-part video series about the SimScale Platform to learn our community-based approach to CAE software.

Resource Library for Educators

A complete collection of SimScale lecture materials, step-by-step exercises, and slides from our past workshops.

Academic Enterprise Plan

The SimScale Academic Enterprise Plan is dedicated to universities, schools, and research institutes to provide administrative tools to easily implement, manage and teach simulation at scale.

The Academic Enterprise Plan is for:

  • Educators who are interested in teaching a simulation course during the academic year
  • Students from institutes with an Academic Enterprise Plan that are enrolled in a semester course with a valid course ID
  • Research teams working on academic or industrial research projects
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Free Academic Plan

The SimScale Free Academic Plan enables students and educators to get familiarized with the SimScale CAE platform and enhance their simulation knowledge. The Academic Plan includes a one-time three-month access to the SimScale with 2,000 cloud computing core hours and private projects. Note that the LBM, Multi-purpose, and PWC solvers are not included in the Academic Plan!

The Free Academic Enterprise Plan is for:

  • Students who are participating in a student design competition (i.e., Formula Student, Formula SAE, SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design, etc) (1-year access and 2,000 core hours)
  • Students who are writing a thesis or dissertation (3-month access and 2,000 core hours)
  • Educators who are evaluating SimScale for teaching (1-year access and 2,000 core hours)

Frequently Asked Questions

No. SimScale is a web-based software runs on Mac, PC, Linux, and Chromebook. All you need is an internet connection.

SimScale is free for students, researchers, and educators. We usually recommend going with the Academic Enterprise Plan.

Yes, if you meet the criteria for the Academic Plan, you can apply. You will need to have a registered account with SimScale before applying.

Don’t worry! With the SimScale Free Community Plan you have a access to all of the features of SimScale, you will just not be able to create private projects.

There is no dedicated plan, but educators can apply for the Academic Plan or reach out to us for the Academic Enterprise Plan for both themselves and for their students.

Every user creates his or her own SimScale account. This is true whether the user is a student or teacher.

Yes, but only if the research is of purely academic nature and not for government or commercial use.

No. The LBM, Subsonic, and PWC solvers are not included in the Academic Plan. The Academic Enterprise Plan however can be booked with the LBM solver.

For all other questions regarding the SimScale Academic Program please send an email to academic@simscale.com