Intel's licensing and their names can cause confusion. This page hopefully helps inform us about Intel's "non-commercial" license and its intents.
See also
From Intel's FAQ on their non-commercial license
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/non-commercial-software-faq#2
Q: Our use is non-commercial, but I am part of a group project all needing to use these products. What can I do?
A: Non-commercial license is an individual-use license, and as such each member of the group project would need to obtain their own copy of the product and license to use it in the project. In addition, to qualify for the non-commercial license the individual in the group project applying for the non-commercial license cannot receive any form of compensation for working on the group project.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/non-commercial-software-faq#3
Q: I am engaged in research projects. Can I qualify to use the noncommercial product?
A: If you, as an individual, are receiving any form of compensation for the research project (i.e., you receive a salary, or funding, etc.) you do not qualify for a non-commercial license. However, if your research is a personal project for which you are not getting compensated in any way, you do qualify for a noncommercial-use license.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/non-commercial-software-faq#5
Q: I am a professor. Can I use the non-commercial product as part of the coursework I teach?
A: No. Teaching is a profession and you are getting compensated for it. You may, however, qualify for the academic license. (Click to education offerings page)
FYI: The link they cite above takes you to a page letting one know that the Intel software free to HigherEd researchers under the academic license is just for their "Performance Libraries":
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/non-commercial-software-faq#6
Q: I am engaged in academic research. Can I use the non-commercial product?
A: If you, as an individual, are receiving any form of compensation for the research project (i.e., you receive a salary, or funding, etc.), you do not qualify for a non-commercial use license. However, you may qualify for the academic license (Click to education offerings page)
From Intel's FAQ on their licenses, more generally
https://software.intel.com/en-us/faq/licensing#compilers-differences
Q: What are the differences between evaluation, free, and paid compilers?
A: The key difference between evaluation, free and paid compilers is related to the licensing terms and associated support for the compilers. See the End User License Agreement (EULA) for distinctions between the three. Products under an evaluation license will cease to function at the end of the evaluation period. Free products are only valid for the granted license period. All other products will continue to function beyond the licensed support period.
An evaluation license is not renewable. Once your free license had expired you must qualify for a new license. Paid licenses are eligible for support renewal. See the Purchasing, Renewing, and Upgrading FAQ for more information on renewals. Functionally, the evaluation and free tools compilers are identical to the paid compilers of the same version.
From Intel's license agreement
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/end-user-license-agreement
...which resolves to:
NONCOMMERCIAL USE LICENSE: If You obtained the Materials under a noncommercial use license, You may use the Materials only for non-commercial use where You receive no fee, salary or any other form of compensation. The Materials may not be used for any other purpose, whether "for profit" or "not for profit." Any work performed or produced as a result of use of the Materials cannot be performed or produced for the benefit of other parties for a fee, compensation or any other reimbursement or remuneration. You may install copies of the Materials on an unlimited number of computers provided that You are the only individual using the Materials and only one copy of the Materials is in use at any one time. A separate license is required for each additional use and/or individual user in all other cases, including without limitation, use by persons, computer systems, and other methods of use known now and in the future. Intel will provide You with a license key that enables the Materials for a noncommercial use license. If You obtained a time-limited noncommercial-use license, the duration (time period) of Your license and Your ability to use the Materials is limited to the time period of the obtained license, which is specified on Intel’s download website, specified in the applicable documentation or controlled by the license key for the Materials.