Microsoft Azure for Students: $100 Credit with No Credit Card

Microsoft Azure for Students gives eligible students a practical way to experiment with cloud services without entering a credit card. Microsoft states that the offer is free and includes $100 in Azure credit that can be used within 12 months on most Azure products, along with access to free services and developer tools. Students can use the credit for learning, non-commercial research, application development, testing and demonstrations under the program terms. To redeem it, open the official Azure for Students page, sign in with a Microsoft account and complete student verification. The account is limited to one Azure for Students subscription per person. When the credit is used, Microsoft asks whether you want to move to pay-as-you-go; if you do not upgrade, the subscription and deployed products are disabled rather than automatically billing a card.