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Introducing Lehigh Canva for Campus

Introducing Lehigh Canva for Campus

In March 2026, LTS entered an agreement with Canva for an enterprise/campus-wide license. Details are below. Check here for updates and new information as we move forward with our implementation.

Free Canva access for students!

All students will have free access to Canva.

  • Students who already have a Canva account can join @lehigh.edu at any time following these instructions. After you sign in with the instructions, start logging in via Lehigh single sign-on with Lehigh credentials.

  • Students currently paying for their own active Canva Pro subscription can receive a pro-rated rebate by following refund request instructions.

Lehigh staff Canva subscriptions

Lehigh Canva for Campus offers many new benefits and features for staff, for the same subscription pricing as a consumer Canva Pro account ($120/year). If you are paying for a Canva Pro account through OneCard or other means, rebates/refunds are available from Canva. Lehigh’s Canva platform offers many distinct advantages:

  • Access to the University Communications and Public Affairs (UCPA) Lehigh branding kit (themes, fonts, templates, colors, and graphic elements)

  • Additional fonts not available in Canva Pro (consumer), courtesy of UCPA.

  • Enterprise-managed teams, delegated management,  and collaboration tools

  • Enterprise-managed content (supporting staff transitions and offboarding)

  • Robust local training and support

  • Single sign-on (SSO) with Lehigh credentials

LTS and UCPA are working to coordinate a transition that is as smooth and seamless as possible. We appreciate your patience and hope you are as excited as we are to bring this service to campus.

New to Canva (no account)? Get started!

If you do not have an account, you can request an account at http://go.lehigh.edu/sw for $120/year. Part of the cost of an enterprise license is covered by LTS. We will need an index number.

Current Subscription holders

Information below is current as of May 4 2026.

If you have an account…

Initiate an account request at go.lehigh.edu/sw – include information about your current account. What is the email associated with the account? Do you have content to migrate? Is your account part of a Team? Who is the team owner? What index number will you use? We will reach out to you to help you get started.

What happens with subscription payments?

LTS is partially subsidizing the cost of an enterprise subscription, so staff will pay $120/year—the same as the current Canva Pro rate.  We will ask you for an index number. Between now and November 2026, you will be charged a prorated six-month subscription of $60, renewed in November for $120/year with a synced November renewal.

How do I request a refund for my Canva Pro subscription?

AFTER YOU MIGRATE..

For monthly (personal) plans:

  1. Log into your personal paid Canva account.

  2. Click the purple question mark in the bottom right-hand corner to open the help assistant.

  3. Type “Lehigh University Enterprise refund” and follow the prompts.

For annual or multi-team personal plans (do this after you migrate):

  1. Log into your personal paid Canva account or team.

  2. Go to Canva Support :[https://www.canva.com/help/get-in-touch/contact-support/?no_redirect]

  3. Select the following options:

    1. Issue category: Payments, pricing and billing

    2. Issue: I want to request a refund for my plan

    3. Select the applicable invoice

    4. Refund reason: None of the above

  4. In the description box, paste the following message: Hi Canva Support, can you cancel my personal Canva subscription? I am joining my employer's Enterprise account. Can you please provide a refund for any outstanding balances?"

What if I want to defer or opt out?

We hope you will reconsider in the future – but at this time joining the Lehigh enterprise platform is voluntary.

I’m using a departmental or IN account—what should I do?

Departmental or IN accounts cannot be used with Canva enterprise licenses. In addition, account sharing of this type is not permitted under Canva’s Terms of Service, which require individual user accounts.

To comply, contact LTS at go.lehigh.edu/sw(put “Canva IN migration” in the subject line). An LTS staff member will reach out to assist you to faciliate migrating. You will:

  • Transition shared IN accounts to individual Lehigh user accounts

  • Ensure each user has their own license if multiple people need access

  • Share existing designs/files from the departmental account to new individual accounts

  • Provide an index number. Each individual account incurs a $120 annual charge.

I currently have a Teams account with multiple team members. What should I do?

Many “Teams” accounts are relying on time-limited promotional legacy pricing – these accounts do not receive upgrades and cannot be changed (or the new pricing for Canva Teams will be charged. Canva tells us that this low-price point is being phased out. You can join the enterprise platform to get the new AI features, the Lehigh branding kit, single-sign-on, and more!

I am using a lehigh.edu alias. How will I migrate?

Before you migrate, go to Settings in your account and update your email to a personal Lehigh email. Then request an activation link from LTS.

What are the steps to migrating?