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Try Azure for Students free today

Get $100 credit and free developer tools. Sign up without a credit card.

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Here’s just some of what you can do

Start building apps

Develop with your favourite languages and create custom apps in Visual Studio.

Explore AI

Give your apps the ability to see, hear, speak, understand language and do more with smart APIs and Azure Cognitive Services.

Work with big data sets

Build and train machine learning models faster with the latest open-source technologies.

Get $100 credit to use in 12 months, plus free services

Certain types and amounts of these services are free each month – while you have your credit.

Visual Studio Code

DEVELOPER TOOLS

Free

Boost your productivity with a powerful, lightweight code editor for cloud development.

Machine Learning

AI + MACHINE LEARNING

100

modules and 1 hour per experiment with 10 GB storage

Develop and run R and Python models on your platform of choice.

SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition

DEVELOPER TOOLS

Free

Build, test and demonstrate applications in a non-production environment.

Linux Virtual Machines

COMPUTE

750 hours

B1S Standard tier

Create Linux virtual machines with on-demand capacity in seconds.

SQL Database

DATABASES

250 GB

Create an SQL database that delivers intelligence built in.

Azure App Service

COMPUTE

10

web, mobile or API apps with 1 GB storage

Quickly create powerful apps for any platform or device using your choice of tools, including Node.js and PHP.

Azure functions

COMPUTE

1 million

requests per month

Process events with a serverless code architecture.

Microsoft IoT Hub

INTERNET OF THINGS

8,000

messages per day

Connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets.

Face

AI + MACHINE LEARNING

30,000 transactions

S0 tier

Detect and identify people and emotions in images.

Before you build in Azure, build your skills for free

Learn basic cloud concepts, get an overview of many Azure services and deploy services for free with hands-on exercises.

See learning path

Find out the kinds of solutions that AI makes possible and learn considerations for responsible AI practices.

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Learn about the decisions you make before creating a virtual machine (VM). See ways to create and manage VMs.

See module

Learn how to build and host a website. Use the programming language of your choice with no need to manage infrastructure.

See module

Use Python, Flask and Azure Cognitive Services to build a web app that incorporates AI to translate text.

See module

Ready? Here’s a review of how it works

Start free with $100 credit to use in 12 months. While you have your credit, get free services too.

After you have used your credit, wait until the 12 months have ended and sign up again if you’re still a student. You’ll get $100 credit and free services – just like before.

If you don’t want to wait, move to pay as you go. You’ll get 25+ services for free always. Only pay if you use more than the free monthly amounts.

Frequently asked questions

What happens once I’ve used all of my $100 free credit?

We’ll send you an email so that you can decide if you want to move to pay as you go. If you do, you’ll keep getting free monthly amounts of popular services. If you don’t, your subscription and products will be disabled.

Can I apply any of my $100 credit towards Azure Marketplace offers?

No, you can’t use your credit for Azure Marketplace offers. However, many Azure Marketplace partners offer free trials of their solutions.

How many Azure for Students accounts am I allowed to sign up for?

There is a limit of one account per person.

How do I get my free developer tools?

After you have created your Azure for Students account, download the tools from the Azure Education Hub.

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More offers for students and educators

Azure for Students Starter

Available to high school or secondary students*

  • Develop web and mobile app scenarios.
  • Access and download professional developer software.
  • Sign up without a credit card.
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*Age restrictions apply. See FAQ for eligibility and offer details.

Azure free account

Available to educators and faculty

  • Get popular services free for 12 months and 25+ services for free always.
  • Start with $200 credit to use in your first 30 days.
  • After your credit, only pay for what you use beyond free amounts of services.
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*Depending on the country in which you sign up for your Azure free account, you may receive this credit in a specified local currency.