Hi sally222,
To be able to use the academic version of MS Project, your organization
needs to be eligible for the pricing model. For details on this please see:
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/eligible.mspx
According to the above site "Full and part time faculty and staff of
qualified educational institutions may acquire Microsoft Academic Edition
full packaged product (boxed retail product) for work and personal use at
special pricing."
I suggest contacting Microsoft directly for assistance in whether your
organization qualifies for the "full packaged product" at the discount.
I hope this helps.
Julie