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Shopping for College? Students Get 5% Cash Back + FREE Amazon Prime Trial

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Amazon Prime Student

Amazon is offering eligible 18–24-year-olds (or anyone with a valid .edu email address) a FREE 6-month Prime for Young Adults trial and 5% cash back on beauty, apparel, electronics, and more!

Plus, through September 15th, students can earn 5% cash back on home, kitchen, and office purchases, just in time for stocking up on dorm and apartment essentials! Note that earnings are capped at $100 for one purchase and $500 in one year.

New members, head over to the Amazon Prime for Young Adults page and verify your age or student status – it only takes a minute! After your 6-month trial ends, keep all your Prime benefits for just $7.49/month – that’s half the regular Prime price of $14.99/month!

How does an Amazon Prime for Young Adults membership make student life easier?

  • Get 5% every day cash back on apparel, beauty, and electronics purchases!
  • Get your favorite Amazon products & essentials shipped fast & free, plus take advantage of $0 Grubhub+ delivery!
  • Stream thousands of movies, shows, live sports, and music with Prime Video, Amazon Music Prime, and Prime Gaming—perfect for study breaks.
  • Enjoy unlimited photo storage to capture all your best college moments, and you’ll never worry about losing them.
  • Save big with exclusive Prime member deals, discounts at Whole Foods, and early access to Lightning Deals.

Explore the top 11 ways a Prime membership helps you save:

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1. Get 5% cash back – exclusive to Amazon Prime for Young Adults!

With Amazon Prime for Young Adults, you’ll score 5% cash back on your favorite categories, including beauty, apparel, electronics, personal care, and personal computers! Plus, during Prime Day, cash back doubles to 10% on eligible deals.

2. Save during Prime Day events and on other deals throughout the year!

Prime members can save big all year long! Keep an eye out for exclusive deals, early access to sales, and special Prime-only offers. Even better, you get access to extra savings during Prime-exclusive shopping events, like Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days.

Plus, members can look forward to exclusive surprise rewards, double- or triple-cash-back boosts, including 10% cash back on eligible top brands, and special deals throughout the year.


3. Prime members can save at the pump.

Planning a road trip? Prime members can link your Amazon account to earnify, then enter your phone number or use the earnify app at 7,500 bp, Amoco, and participating Ampm and Thorntons locations to save.


4. Save $120 a year with FREE Grubhub+!

If you’re an Amazon Prime for Young Adults member, you can score a FREE Grubhub+ membership! Just log in to your Amazon Prime account and sign up through the Grubhub+ page to activate the offer.

Here’s what you’ll get:

  • Unlimited $0 delivery fees on eligible orders
  • Reduced service fees
  • 5% back in Grubhub+ credit on pickup orders
  • Access to exclusive deals and promos

You’ll keep getting Grubhub+ for free as long as you stay a Prime for Young Adults member – easy savings with every order! Plus, for a limited time, you can score $5 off your 1st order of $15+ when you use the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout!


5. Prime Perks You’ll Actually Use 🚚🎮📚

Prime members don’t just get fast shipping; they get free 2-day, 1-day, and even same-day delivery on tons of items.

Pre-ordering something big? Skip the store and get it delivered right on release day, whether it’s a new video game, book, or movie.

Not in a rush? Choose No-Rush Shipping at checkout and score digital rewards you can use later on movies, eBooks, and more!


6. Stream your favorites anytime with Prime Video.

With Prime Video, you’ll get instant access to thousands of movies, shows, Amazon Originals, and even live sports – all included with your Prime membership. Watch on your smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Fire TV, iPhone, tablet, or Android device—wherever you are.

No Wi-Fi? Download your faves and watch offline anytime.


7. 🎮 Prime Gaming Perks = Free Games, Loot & More

Your Prime membership also unlocks instant access to free PC games, exclusive in-game content, and more.

From bonus loot to full games (yep, totally free), there’s always something new to claim—just keep in mind that offers may vary by country.


8. Save on Twitch Streaming Services.

Get bonus games, free in-game loot, and a 30-day free trial to Twitch! The Twitch Channel Subscription allows you to subscribe every month to a Partner or Affiliate channel to access exclusive channel-specific subscriber perks that come with a regular subscription, such as chat privileges, emoticons, badges, and more. Plus, you’ll get exclusive emoticons, expanded chat color options & more.

Note that the subscription will renew at $14.99/month until canceled.


9. Get tons of free ebooks, digital magazines, and comics.

Gain unlimited access to over a thousand books, current magazines, books with Audible narration, comics, Kindle Singles, and more that can be streamed from your phone, tablet, or Kindle.

Prime for Young Adults (formerly known as Prime Student) members get two months of FREE Kindle Unlimited, which lets you borrow up to 20 books at a time from a collection of more than 4 million digital titles. Members also get access to thousands of books and comics (including favorite #BookTok authors) with Prime Reading.

AND, through July 30th, you can score 3 months of Audible Premium Plus for just 99¢/month! Just head here, log in to your account, and start your free subscription! An Audible Premium subscription gives you access to originals, audiobooks, and podcasts – all in one place!


10. Save a ton on cloud storage costs and store all the photos you want.

Amazon Prime members get free, unlimited, full-resolution photo storage, plus 5GB video storage, with Amazon Photos. You can then access them on your phone, computer, or tablet. You can even share this Prime benefit and give free photo storage to up to five family members or friends!


11. Amazon Music Prime Basic is included!

Amazon Music Prime is included with your Amazon Prime for Young Adults membership, with ad-free music, top podcasts, and access to hands-free listening with Alexa.


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After your $0 Amazon Prime for Young Adults 6-month trial ends, you’ll automatically continue receiving Amazon Prime benefits at the discounted student cost of just $7.49/month with automatic renewal (that’s 50% off the regular cost!) – AND you can cancel at ANY time.

Verified students or 18-24-year-olds are eligible to receive the discount for four years or until graduation — whichever comes first.

Shop these Amazon deals before they’re gone!


About the writer:

Denise has been blogging since 2018 and following Hip2Save since 2008. With a Bachelors degree in Business from Purdue University and 15 years of banking experience, she always has savings on her mind. When she's not browsing the clearance racks of Target, you can find her watching documentaries or cheering on her son at his soccer games with her family.


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