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.
Free Academic Plan
SimScale’s Free Academic Plan enables students, educators, and academic researchers to get familiarized with the SimScale CAE platform and enhance their simulation knowledge. The Academic Plan includes access to SimScale with 1,000 core hours and private projects.
Note: Advanced solvers, such as LBM, PWC, Multi-purpose, Electromagnetics, SPH, and Marc are NOT included in the Academic Plan.
The Free Academic Plan is for:
- Students who are writing a thesis or dissertation (12-month access and 1,000 core hours)
- Educators who are evaluating SimScale for teaching (3-month access and 1,000 core hours)
- Academic researchers who are evaluating SimScale for research (3-month access and 1,000 core hours)
Note: Teams participating in a student design competition can apply for an Academic Sponsorship Plan.
Academic Enterprise Plan
SimScale’s 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 who are enrolled in a semester course with a valid course ID
- Research teams working on academic or industrial research projects
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.
For Hobbyists
Perks of being enthusiastic about simulation and SimScale
Power User Program
The Power User Program is an initiative to create and nurture a network of people who are passionate about SimScale and enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts with others across the SimScale Forum.
Frequently Asked Questions
ContactNo. 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 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 SimScale’s Free Community Plan you have access to all the most basic features of SimScale. If you are a hobbyist, you can become a Power User and get access to the academic plan.
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.
Access to Advanced solvers of all types including: LBM, Multi-Purpose, PWC, EMag, Marc, SPH, etc. are not available via the academic plan
For all other questions regarding the SimScale Academic Program please send an email to academic-program@simscale.com
