Cloud
The RCC Cloud Credit program enables UW Seattle students to use Cloud services for research or class projects with up to $500 of provided credits per student, as well as receive guidance and troubleshooting.
RCC is currently providing AWS Accounts through CloudBank.
Get Cloud Credits
In order to be considered for the program, the student must create a proposal.
Requirements
- A paragraph describing the project the credits will be used for
- A paragraph describing the cloud technologies that will be used
- A cost estimate and a description of any relevant administrative details regarding the project such as students involved, time frame, and exit strategy
To submit a proposal, fill out the following form here and send an email to hpcc@uw.edu.
Program Terms
- Awarded Cloud credits must be used within 6 months of account access.
- Students should have a exit strategy to remove any irreplacable data or results. Project files and data will be purged at project end.
Thanks to a block funding allocation from the UW Student Technology Fee committee, we are able to support student reseach and cloud computing.

Microsoft Azure Education for Students
Students 18 and up can get $100 in free Azure credits. As well as download software, templates, and resources to build custom apps in the cloud. Including MS Project, Server software, SQL, Visual Studio and more.
Trainings and Office Hours
- UWIT Cloud Specialists and AWS Solutions Architects host regular drop in Office Hours and special training events. See the UWIT Research Computing Event Calendar.