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Updated November 2024
Key Takeaways
Southwest Airlines offers free flight tickets for eligible students through the Higher Education Travel Award Program
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and over 18
The 2025 application includes an essay requirement
How to get free Southwest Airlines as a student?
Southwest Airlines is offers free flights as part of its Higher Education Travel Award Program.
In association with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), the following offer is usually available for students when they book new flight tickets from the Southwest Airlines official website before the Fall semester starts:
- Four roundtrip flight tickets are offered to eligible undergraduate and graduate students across the United States of America to travel to and from their college or university. Tickets can be used for travel to any Southwest Airlines domestic destinations listed on the official Southwest Airlines website.
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Application process
You must meet the following prerequisites to be considered a part of the Higher Education Travel Award Program:
- Be enrolled in a college or university in the USA—located at least 200 miles from the place of abode.
- Be an American citizen and resident.
- Be above 18 years of age during the time of the application.
- Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and “a good academic standing” as determined by their college.
- Eligibility is not dependent on or limited by race, ethnicity, or national origin. However, to determine Hispanic origin on the application, the applicant must identify direct or parental ties to a specific country.
Students are also required to submit Enrollment Verification Form from their college or university along with their online application form and essay:
According to current available information, in order to apply, the applicant must write and submit an essay—as listed on the Southwest & HACU—Higher Education Travel Award Program.
The remaining details about the application process for the 2025 Fall Semester will be revealed in March 2025.
For additional information, contact HACU Student Services at (210) 692-3805 or email [email protected].
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