Learners who earn less than $10,000 USD per year can be entered in a lottery to be awarded one coupon for the $100 course price each semester.
To enter the lottery:
Submission for the Summer semester 2021 lottery opened on March 14, 2021.
Step 1:
When submission for the upcoming semester opens—after the payment deadline of the previous semester—, send an email to micromasters-support@mit.edu and ask Support to "reset your personalized course price". A member of the MITx MicroMasters Support Team will respond to let you know your price has been reset.
Step 2:
Go to your MicroMasters dashboard. Enter your income information again. The system will ask you to provide documents to verify your current income and will provide a link to DocuSign, a free and secure site that you will use to submit your documentation.
Step 3:
Upload documents via DocuSign that verify your income.
For details please visit What documents does the DEDP program require to verify the income information I entered? What if I am unable to provide you with a tax return?
If your financial situation has not changed, you can use the documents you provided in the previous semester again. We ask that you obtain new documents, such as a tax return, once per year. Please see What documents should I submit to enter the $100 DEDP course price coupon lottery? Can I submit the same documents I have used in the past?
Submission for the Summer 2021 semester lottery closes June 18, 2021, 18:00 UTC.
Please be sure to convert this deadline to your local timezone. In order to have your documents processed in time, we strongly encourage you to complete this process as soon as possible.
Step 4:
All learners whose documents are approved and verify an income below $10000 USD will be entered into the lottery. As long you have completed the process above before the submission deadline, you will be entered into the lottery. After the DEDP staff has reviewed your documentation and found it acceptable, your DEDP Dashboard will show a personalized price of $250 USD. This is not an error and does not indicate an issue with your entry. This is a requirement of our system.
After the lottery drawing:
Learners who are chosen to be awarded the $100 USD course coupon will be notified via email after the submission deadline—one week before the payment deadline for that semester. Those who are not awarded a coupon will also be notified via email. For more information, please refer to the FAQ: Can I enter the $100 DEDP course price coupon lottery every semester? What is the process for entering again?
The coupons expire at the Payment Deadline for the upcoming semester, so if you are awarded a $100 course price coupon, you must use it and pay for the course immediately.