Three types of user group are eligible to receive refurbished PCs with citizenship licences from the official Microsoft refurbisher programme. These are:
- Eligible Academic Users
- Eligible Charitable Organisations
- Specially Approved Recipients
Eligible Academic Users means
a. Educational institutions that are:
i. accredited academic institutions; or
ii. vocational institutions; or
iii. preschools that
1. provide educational services to children;
2. serve at least ten children; and
3. have been in operation for at least one year.
b. Administrative offices of an educational institution that are:
i. district, regional, state, provincial or national administrative offices;
ii. organized and operated exclusively for administration purposes; or
iii. government groups whose activities primarily consist of providing administrative support for educational institutions.
c. Public museums that:
i. are organized primarily for educational or aesthetic purposes;
ii. have a professional or volunteer staff; and
iii. own or use real objects, care for them and show them to the public on a
regular basis.
Eligible Academic Users are not eligible for Citizenship Office Products.
Eligible Charitable Organization
Eligible Charitable Organization means an organization that is eligible for the Microsoft
Software Donation program. See http://www.microsoft.com/About/CorporateCitizenship/CommunityInvestment/NGO/en/us/softwar
eGrants.mspx
Specially Approved Recipients means:
a. Eligible recipients of a qualified Technology Access Program (TAP). A qualified TAP is a documented program that distributes Refurbished PCs to Qualified Individuals. It is run by one of the following:
i. Eligible Charitable Organization,
ii. Eligible Academic User,
iii. national, state/provincial or local government agency; or
iv. International Governmental Organization (IGO)
b. A teaching hospital or medical training school
c. A public research establishment fully funded by government on a local, national or European level; or
d. A national or regional governmental initiative, or such other initiative, as approved in writing by MS to be eligible under the Registered Refurbisher Program.
e. Public Libraries that provide their services to all residents of a given community without charge. Some charges may apply for users outside a designated region or for other services.
If you feel that your organisation meets these criteria then please get in touch, as we usually have a stock of refurbished machines for resale at cost or for donation depending upon individual circumstances.
