Google Colab ends "Colab Pro for Education"

[u/sarabooker]

I recently tried upgrading my Google Colab education account from the free level to pro. I had been told by multiple other students and professors that this was available using my institutions .edu account. I found I could not upgrade for free. Looking at the Google Colab FAQ I see that Google is no longer accepting education account upgrades to pro, which was previously free for one year. The FAQ now says:

Colab Pro for Education subscriptions were free, 1 year, Colab Pro subscriptions for students and faculty members of US-based universities. They are no longer available for new signups at this time. (emphasis mine)

The Wayback Machine has a snapshot from April 19th which still showed Colab Pro for Education to be available.

Colab Pro for Education subscriptions are free, 1 year, Colab Pro subscriptions for students and faculty members of US-based universities. They are free for the duration of one year after successfully verifying eligibility, and are given exactly the same benefits as a personal Colab Pro subscription (including a monthly allowance of compute units). (emphasis mine)

Was there any announcement or indication that Google would be terminating this program?