Star Student helps institutions acquire visual displays needed to share information, engage and move students to new levels of discovery without straining your budget. Not only does NEC enable your school with the best products for displaying technology, but we are giving money back to your school!

Enroll in the NEC Star Student program and every time you purchase an eligible NEC projector or large screen display, you get cash for your school via an NEC Cashback Rewards debit card (click here for rewards schedule).  Once you register your first NEC purchase, NEC will send your school a debit card. 

Education customers who enroll in Star Student also receive the following:

Take advantage of special education pricing and equip your school with the latest in display technology.

By participating, you receive a FREE additional warranty on the following products:

• 3 additional years (5 total) - IW77 Whiteboard
• 2 additional years labor (3 years total) - LT280/LT380
• 1 additional year (4 years total) - VT491/VT595/VT695/VT700
• 1 additional year (3 years total) - VT800, WT610, NP1150/NP2150/NP3150/NP3150W

If you are an educational institution and have purchased an NEC projector within the last 30 days, your FREE additional limited parts and labor warranty will be automatically activated when you enroll in the Star Student Program and register your NEC products. You must register your products by the 15th of the month for all products purchased the previous month:  i.e. products purchased May 1 – May 31, 2008 must be submitted by June 15, 2008.

The Total Trade program gives you the flexibility to overcome aging technology and tight budgets so that you can always be on top of the latest trends. Trade in your old technology and receive money off your next NEC display purchase.

For a fee, NEC Lamp Protect provides you with lamp protection for up to three (3) years on eligible products. Read Terms and Conditions for NEC Lamp Protect program.

• All schools enrolled in Star Student from October 15, 2006 to March 30, 2008 have until May 31, 2008 to claim their accrued EDUwards.
• All EDUwards that are not used by June 1, 2008, will be converted to Cashback Rewards at a ratio of 2 EDUwards equal $1 US Dollar.
  Example: If school has 1,000 EDUwards remaining on June 1, 2008, they will get $500 loaded on their Cashback card.
• Starting April 1, 2008, your school will transition from EDUwards to cash. The site will not reflect the cash values associated with your registrations until June 1, 2008.
• June 1, 2008, you must go to www.necstarstudent.com to sign up for your NEC Cashback Rewards Debit Card. Your log in information will be different from the Cashback registration than your normal Star Student log in.
• Your NEC Cashback Rewards Debit Card will be sent to you after you sign up in the Cashback Rewards program and register your first products after June 1, 2008.
• All products registered from April 1 - May 31, 2008 under the new Cashback Rewards will be transferred manually onto your debit card after you sign up for the Cashback Rewards and register your first products.