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Free GPU, TPU and cloud credits for AI startups and researchers: cloud startup programmes, research credits and public supercomputing access. 20 open listings, 0 with a fixed deadline. Each one is checked against the organiser's own page.
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Anthropic AI for Science programNEW
Anthropic · Global
Up to $20,000 in API credits over 6 months
AWS Activate Credits
Amazon Web Services · Global
Up to $5,000 (self-funded) or up to $200,000 (with an Activate Provider Org ID); invite-only $200K+ for AI startups at scale
AWS Cloud Credit for ResearchNEW
Amazon Web Services · Global
Students up to $5,000; faculty/staff awards not capped
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare · Global
$10K, $100K or $350K in credits for a year, by stage
Databricks for Startups
Databricks · Global
Up to $200K in credits for Databricks and Neon
ElevenLabs Grants
ElevenLabs · Global
12 months of free access to the ElevenLabs platform (up to 33M text characters)
EuroHPC AI Factories Playground AccessNEW
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking · EU
Free access for eligible users (hours not stated)
EuroHPC Large Scale Access to AI FactoriesNEW
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking · EU
Large GPU allocations (size per call documents)
Google Cloud research creditsNEW
Google Cloud for Education · Approved countries
Amount not captured from the page (third-party reports cite up to $5,000; unverified)
Google for Startups Cloud Program: AI track
Google Cloud · Global
Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over 2 years (AI-first startups)
Google TPU Research Cloud (TRC)NEW
Google Research · Global
Cloud TPUs at no charge (quota per acceptance)
Grok for Startups
SpaceXSI · Global
Credits sized to ~six months of realistic usage across Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API (amount varies)
Isambard-AI and Zenith (AIRR) Gateway routeNEW
UK Research and Innovation · UK
Supercomputer GPU time (allocation size per page)
Lambda Research Grant
Lambda · Global
Up to $5,000 in Lambda cloud credits
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft · Global
Up to $150,000 in Azure credits
Modal for Startups
Modal · Global
Free GPU credits (amount not stated on page)
NAIRR Pilot: Advancing AI Research Resources
US National Science Foundation (NAIRR Pilot) · United States
12-month allocations of computing, model, platform and educational resources
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA · Global
Free programme: cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, VC introductions, discounts (amounts not stated)
OpenAI Researcher Access ProgramNEW
OpenAI · Global
Up to $1,000 in API credits, valid 12 months
OVHcloud Startup ProgramNEW
OVHcloud · Global (EU provider)
Free cloud credits: tiers of €10,000 and up to €100,000
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