There’s a danger in just reading the headlines in news items, especially when the headlines reinforce what you really want to hear:
Headline from our December 2025 Stepping UP Newsletter
“Great news from Ciena! We’re thrilled to announce that the Ciena Jump for Students Fund has been extended for another 12 months.“
But reading on, you would have discovered that at this stage the extension is only for customers signing up before 31 December 2025. We hope that Ciena might extend their support for more new families in 2026, but we don’t know this yet.
The good news for 2025 is that we met our target of 600 new families – thank you to partners who pulled out the stops in December to sign up the remaining 50 or so families; they, along with the 550 who signed up earlier in the year will now all receive another full 12-months of the sponsored CIENA plan.
Until we know for sure whether the Ciena sponsorship is available for new families, please do not offer this option. You are welcome to keep a local register of interest from any Jump customers who inquire.
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