

It's a small company, and I've emailed them a few times over the years. You could try emailing GraphPAD Prism and asking if they'd give you an even more discounted license. A lot of universities don't provide free licenses for their students for these (I was at UCLA, and they didn't either!).

If it comes to making figures, and/or doing the stats, simply ask a co-author or the PI to do it on Prism, since you don't have that software. If it's a paper you're collaborating on, and multiple people are writing/editing it, it's likely someone will get annoyed enough that your PI will get you EndNote (assuming that's what the other people use). Never pay for software out of pocket! If it's lab related, and your PI won't purchase it using lab funds, simply use the freeware alternatives.
