Azure for Students
Microsoft Azure for Students is an offering from Microsoft that provides students with a budget of 100 USD to use Microsoft Azure resources. (Usually no credit card is required.)
The use of Azure for Students takes place exclusively via private Microsoft accounts and not via the accounts provided and administered by RWTH for the Students tenant.
If you do not have a private MS account, you must create one beforehand. Use an email address that is independent of RWTH Aachen.
Registration Azure for Students
Register at the following URL with a private MS account (not @rwth-aachen.de):
https://signup.azure.com/studentverification?offerType=1
For verification of affiliation with the educational institution, enter your own @rwth-aachen.de address.
After the data have been entered, click Verify academic status at the bottom. An email will then be sent to the stored RWTH address.
The email contains a link that must be opened in a new browser tab.
It may happen that Microsoft needs some time for verification and the browser window stays blank. After a while the page should load and the following message appear:
With this message verification is complete and you can close both browser windows.
Access & Use
You can then access Azure for Students with your private Microsoft account via the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) or directly via the following link:
https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Education/EducationMenuBlade/~/overview
