Azure for Students Starter: Free Cloud Services with No Credit Card

Microsoft's Azure for Students Starter is a separate student offer from the US$100 Azure for Students credit program. Microsoft's current education documentation says Starter is free, requires no credit card, and provides access to a free tier that includes Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Notification Hubs, Azure Database for MySQL, Application Insights and Azure DevOps Services. Microsoft says the Starter benefit is for verified students; its current Azure Education FAQ specifies a minimum age of 13 for students residing in the United States and 16 for students in other countries or regions. The FAQ describes the Starter benefit as available without commitment or a time limit, while another Microsoft Learn page describes a one-year subscription that can be renewed, so DealVorio does not invent a fixed expiration date and recommends checking the current sign-up terms shown for the student's region before activation.