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Canva

Available to UC San Diego Faculty, Staff, and Students

Canva is an innovative online platform for graphic design that empowers users to craft a wide range of visual content, including social media posts, presentations, posters, and videos.

UC San Diego staff and faculty can now purchase Canva Pro subscriptions to enhance their design capabilities.

UC San Diego students are eligible to receive a complimentary Canva Pro student license, providing them with advanced design tools and resources to support their academic and creative efforts.

Eligibility

  • UC San Diego Faculty and Staff can purchase a license through CDW-G for $94.50 per license per year and will be prorated at the time of order. Please view steps on how to order below.
  • Students can get a free license by going to Canva.com and logging in with their Single Sign On. 

Cost

  • Faculty/Staff: $94.50 annual rate (prorated after July)
  • Students: Free

Get Access

UC San Diego Faculty/Staff

To place a Canva license order through UC San Diego Oracle Financials Cloud:

You need project and task number information to place an order through UC San Diego Oracle Financials Cloud.

  1. Sign In to the Oracle Financials Cloud, select Company Single Sign-On, and follow the login instructions.
    Oracle Financial Cloud
  2. From the Oracle Financials Cloud home page, select "Purchase Requisitions" and select "All Punchouts."
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  3. Select the CDWG logo from the list of options.
    Oracle CDWG PunchOut

  4. On the left banner, select "*New* Exclusive Canva Pricing."
    CDWG Canva Link

  5. Complete the order. Your department must approve the project and task numbers for this purchase. Pending your department financial unit's approval, the requisition approval may take more than a day. 

    You can order Canva licenses for multiple users in a single order. 
    Canva order link

  6. Once your requisition is fully approved, you will receive the purchase order information in your email.

  7. The purchase order will be sent to CDWG, and you will receive the order confirmation and a link to their Google form. It's important to complete this form.

    If you purchase Canva licenses for multiple users in a single purchase order, then upon receiving the Google form from CDWG, it's important to include each user's UCSD email address so that they can access their Canva license using their account login.
     

  8. Canva will receive the order and typically process it within 2-3 days. However, if the Canva team is dealing with a high volume of orders, the processing time may be extended, possibly up to a week.

  9. After your access is confirmed, click here to login.

UC San Diego Students

Students can log in to Canva using the following link: UC San Diego Canva LinkOnce logged in, a Pro license will be available for you to use.

Please note: Some students with @health.ucsd.edu emails may not have access at this time. We are aware of the issue and are working to resolve quickly

UC San Diego Marketing

Elevate Your Designs with Branded Tools and Templates

Marketing and communications professionals are invited to request access to a specialized UC San Diego Canva ecosystem at no additional cost. Gain access to a comprehensive suite of branded templates across all channels that are pre-approved and fully customizable.

Please note: Access to this ecosystem requires authorization and is exclusively for marketing and communications professionals. Users must have an active Faculty/Staff Canva license to apply. 

Ready to get started? Click here to request access.

Additional Support

For UC San Diego Marketing/Branding

If you are looking to use Canva for UC San Diego Marketing/Branding, please reach out to brand@ucsd.edu or fill out the request form: https://form.asana.com/?k=FiHPPdsRtRSoJbHZyMOKoA&d=939520639795438

For Canva Technical Support

For general Canva usage and feature support, users should use the Canva Help Center. This resource houses thousands of help articles that will answer most Canva questions.

Users can go to the Canva Support Team for suspected bug/functionality issues by submitting a support ticket through our Canva Help Center under the "Solve your issue" link. Submitted tickets are usually answered within 24 hours unless it is submitted over a weekend.

For Single Sign On Issues

Submit a ticket through https://support.ucsd.edu/its