Hello.

Does the 'free for personal use' license exclude using the fonts for creative projects at university?

The pertinent question is: Are you intending to earn any income from the font? If the answer is yes, it's commercial use. If the answer is no, it's personal use. If you're going to use the font in material graded by a professor, including the name of the font and its designer in the bibliography footnotes would be a good idea. If someone asked me specifically, I'd ask for a copy of the creative project, but no money.

If you use a font for commercial gain, it's commercial use. The fact that you might have limited discretionary income because of the high tuition and housing costs while not having a full time job is irrelevant. That would get you this:

Hello Metaphasebrothel. No. I am not gaining any income from the font for my creative project. Thank you. You have been most helpful.

@Cre@tiveDegree$tudent: You should always expect a bit of sarcasm in replies on this forum. Good luck with your project.