AWS Cloud Credit for Research

AWS promotional cloud credits for researchers building publicly available cloud-hosted research services, running proof-of-concept or benchmark tests, or delivering training workshops, useful for data-intensive social and health research tools.

Indicative award

Amount not published (varies by call)In-kind credits: page states student awards are capped at $5,000; faculty and staff awards are not capped.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Rolling review with typical cycles of 90 to 120 days; credits are good for one year or until used.

Who can apply

Doctoral candidate, Master's / undergraduate, Any faculty rank, Postdoctoral

Eligibility

Full-time faculty or full-time research staff at an accredited research institution, or graduate, post-graduate or PhD students enrolled at one; EC2 credit covers on-demand and spot instances only.

SSWR clusters

Research Design and Measurement

Special Interest Groups

Topics

cloud computing · research computing credits · data infrastructure · computational social science · open tools

Apply at

https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/research-and-technical-computing/cloud-credit-for-research/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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AWS Cloud Credit for Research

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