If you can’t afford to pay for a Certificate, you can apply for Financial Aid or a Scholarship through the link on the course home page. You can also view most course materials for free using the audit mode. Learners with Financial Aid or Scholarships in a course will be able to access all of the course content and complete all work required to earn a Course Certificate. Financial Aid and Scholarships only apply to the course that the application was approved for.

Most courses offer Financial Aid or Scholarships, but these may not be available for certain courses.

To receive Coursera Financial Aid or a Scholarship, you’ll need to:

• Fill out an application      that includes information about your educational background, career goals,      and financial circumstances
• Commit to abiding by      our Honor      Code and      our Code      of Conduct

You can only apply using our website on a computer – you can’t apply using our mobile app. 

To apply for Financial Aid or a Scholarship:

1. Using a computer, open      the course home page for the course you want to apply for Financial Aid      in.
2. Next to the information      about Financial Aid or Scholarships, click Learn more and apply.
3. Fill out and submit your      application. Make sure your application is over 150 words. Applications      below this minimum will not be accepted.
4. Wait for your      application to be reviewed. While you wait for your application to be      reviewed, you can begin the course immediately in audit      mode or      free mode. The review process may take up to 15 days.
5. When your application is      reviewed, you’ll get an email letting you know whether it’s been approved      or denied. You can also check your Updates page to see the      status of your Financial Aid application.

After you submit your application, it will take up to two weeks to review your application. Unfortunately, Coursera is unable to provide exceptions or rush individual applications.
 

You can see course materials for free while you are waiting for your application to be approved by using the audit mode.