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AWS Educate Starter account gives students, Educators, free access to some services without requiring a credit card for payment. Usually, AWS Educate accounts are maintained by third parties such as Qwiklabs, Vocareum. You can find AWS services eligible for the Educate account here. The credits you get ranges from $25  to $100. You get more credits if your institution is part of the AWS Educate institution list.

What Is AWS Educate Starter Account

Students, teachers, and researchers can access a selection of AWS services and resources with the free AWS Educate Starter Account. It is a fantastic way to learn about cloud computing and get started with AWS without having to worry about paying any costs.

Following are the service can be accessed by the AWS Educate Starter Account

  1. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
  2. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
  3. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
  4. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
  5. Amazon CloudWatch
  6. Amazon CloudTrail
  7. Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
  8. Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)
  9. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

TO know how to create AWS free tier account refer to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Free Tier Account Set up.

What Are The Benefits of AWS Educate Starter Account?

  1. No need for a credit card for payment. Billing is done on AWS Credits that are provided at the beginning of creating an AWS Educate Account.
  2. You will get access to learning resources to excel in the cloud and IT Industry.
  3. You will get access to the Job board where you will get access to apply for jobs and Internships that are posted by Amazon and other companies across the globe.
  4. You will have a portfolio page and where recruiters will be looking.
  5. You can apply for AWS Educate Student Ambassador Program.
  6. Access to Educator classes

What Are The Limitations Of AWS Educate Starter Account?

  1. Restricted and Limited access to some services.
  2. You can’t use it after post-graduation.
  3. You can’t link to other accounts
  4. You need to renew your account every year throughout your graduation.
  5. You can get a maximum of $100 during account creation.

Steps To Create AWS Educate Starter Account

Step 1: Go to “https://tinyurl.com/y6m7rjym” and click on the student as you are creating an AWS Educate student account. Now you will be taken to the next page which is step 2 of the process.

AWS Educate Console

Step 2: In Step 2, it will ask you for some personal information like your name, email, DOB, etc. Fill it accurately.

Fill the details

Step 3: For the email section, you have to fill in the email, provided by your college. If you have one then you can skip step 6. For those, who don’t have any email, provided by their respective college, you can fill in your personal email but you will get a warning. For now, ignore the warning, complete the captcha and click next.

Fill the email and college details

Step 4: In this step, you need to read the terms and conditions. If you agree then select I Agree and click on  Submit. Now, you will be taken to a page showing that  ” we received your application. Now check your email for a message with a link to verify your email address “.

Terms&Conditions

 Step 5: Now, go to your email and click on the verification link. After clicking on the verification link you will be directed to a page showing that ” Your Email has been verified We’ll review your application shortly. Check your email for status updates as we process your application.”

Email Verification

 Note: If your college is part of the AWS Educate Institution List then the process of reviewing your application is fast if not it may take more time to review your application.

Step 6: After verifying, if you have filled your personal email inside the email section in the application form and you receive a mail as shown below. It says, your application is not approved. Now, you have to reply back to the mail by attaching your college id card along with all the details like your course name, university roll number, teacher name and email.

Email Notification

Step 7: After some time (the time varies from half an hour to days depending on circumstances), you will get an approval mail from AWS Educate support team containing details about accessing your AWS Educate account. The approval mail contains the link to set your password, after setting the password you will be taken to the home page of the AWS Educate account portal.

AWS Educate Approved

The AWS Educate Account Home Page

AWS Educate Home page

FAQ’s On AWS Educate Starter Account

1. Who Is Eligible For AWS Educate Starter Account?

Following are the eligible for the AWS Educate Starter Account

  1. Student
  2. Educator
  3. Researcher
  4. Member of a qualified nonprofit organization.

2. Is AWS Free For Personal Use?

Yes AWS is free for the personal use but upto the certain limits. And also there is an name for the free account name was AWS Free Tier Account.

3. Does AWS Have a Monthly Fee?

Yes, certain of AWS’s services come with a monthly cost. We refer to this as “on-demand pricing.” When using an on-demand resource, like an Amazon RDS database or an Amazon EC2 instance, you are charged according to the duration of use.

 


Last Updated : 03 Nov, 2023
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