Google Cloud Teaching & Learning Credits
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+ 1 Faculty at accredited higher education institutions can apply for free Google Cloud credits to distribute to students enrolled in their courses. Students receive $50 in GCP credits (faculty get $100) via coupon codes redeemable at the Google Cloud Console. No credit card required. Credits cover virtually all GCP services -- Compute Engine, BigQuery, Vertex AI, Cloud Storage, Vision API, Translation API, and more -- for course-related projects and assignments. The program spans 75+ countries and is designed for hands-on cloud learning in the classroom.
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+ 7 This is not a self-serve student program. The flow is:
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+ 9 1. Faculty applies for teaching credits through the Google for Education portal
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+ 10 2. Google reviews and approves the application (up to 15 business days)
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+ 11 3. Faculty receives a URL to distribute to students
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+ 12 4. Students visit the URL, verify with their school email, and receive a coupon code
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+ 13 5. Students redeem the coupon at the Cloud Console -- a billing account with credit is created automatically
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+ 15 If you are a student and your professor has not applied, you cannot get these credits on your own. Ask your faculty to apply.
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+ 21 1. Go to edu.google.com/programs/credits/teaching
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+ 22 2. Click "Apply now"
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3. Fill in personal details: name, official school email (must be on the institution's domain, e.g. .edu), country, state
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+ 24 4. Provide institution and department information
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+ 25 5. Add a link to your faculty directory profile (Google uses this to verify your role)
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+ 26 6. Enter course details: course name, start date, abstract, course URL. You can request credits for up to 3 courses per application
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+ 27 7. Specify the expected number of students and TAs/staff
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+ 28 8. Submit the application
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+ 29 9. Wait for approval -- processing takes up to 15 business days
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+ 30 10. Upon approval, you receive two emails: one with your instructor credits ($100) and one with a student distribution URL
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+ 32 Important:
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+ 33 • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
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+ 34 • Google will not approve courses starting more than 1 year from the application date
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+ 35 • Only the most recent application submission is reviewed (resubmitting overwrites previous)
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+ 36 • For-profit institutions are not eligible
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+ 37 • Only faculty can apply -- students cannot apply directly
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+ 43 1. Your faculty member sends you a URL (from the approval email) to request your coupon
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2. Visit the URL and enter your school-branded email address (e.g. yourname@university.edu)
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+ 45 3. Verify your email -- you will receive a coupon code via email
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+ 46 4. Go to console.cloud.google.com/education
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+ 47 5. Sign in with your Google account (can be personal Gmail or Google Workspace for Education)
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+ 48 6. The coupon code will be pre-populated -- click "Accept and Continue"
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+ 49 7. A new Cloud Billing account is created with your $50 credit loaded
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+ 50 8. Create or link a GCP project to this billing account to start using services
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+ 52 Important:
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+ 53 • No credit card required -- if you are prompted for credit card info, you are accidentally using the Free Trial instead of education credits
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+ 54 • One coupon per student per course
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+ 55 • Up to 3 coupon codes can be redeemed per course (if faculty provides additional coupons)
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+ 56 • Each course gets its own separate billing account for tracking
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+ 57 • Once applied to an account, the coupon cannot be transferred to a different account
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+ 63 Education credits can be used for virtually all Google Cloud services, including:
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+ 65 CategoryServices
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+ 66 ComputeCompute Engine (VMs), Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud Functions
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+ 67 AI / MLVertex AI, AutoML, Vision API, Natural Language API, Translation API, Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech
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+ 68 DataBigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub
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+ 69 StorageCloud Storage, Firestore, Cloud SQL, Bigtable
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+ 70 NetworkingVPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN
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+ 71 MapsMaps Platform products (Maps, Routes, Places APIs)
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+ 72 ContainersGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Artifact Registry
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+ 74 Services in the GCP Free Tier (e.g. first 1 TB of BigQuery queries/month) do not consume your education credits -- those free allowances apply on top.
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+ 80 GPUs are not enabled by default on education credit accounts, but you can request access:
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+ 82 1. In the Cloud Console, go to IAM & Admin > Quotas
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+ 83 2. Filter by "GPUs (all regions)"
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+ 84 3. Select the quota, click "Edit Quotas", and request the desired limit
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+ 85 4. Submit the request -- approval can take minutes to a week
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+ 87 Unlike the $300 Free Trial (which blocks GPU access entirely), education credit accounts can request GPU quota. However, approval is not guaranteed and depends on availability. Some zones may not have certain GPU types. Check GPU pricing and availability before requesting.
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+ 93 RecipientCredit Amount
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+ 94 StudentUp to $50 per course
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+ 95 Faculty / Teaching StaffUp to $100 per course
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+ 97 • Coupon redemption window: 16 weeks from the course start date indicated on the application
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+ 98 • Credit validity: 12 months from redemption
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+ 99 • Faculty can request additional credits by emailing CloudEduGrants@google.com
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+ 105 • Running VMs are stopped (not deleted)
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+ 106 • Storage (including VM disks) persists for 30 days, then is permanently deleted
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+ 107 • You can no longer use paid GCP services, but Free Tier services continue to work
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+ 108 • Contact your faculty member to request additional coupons
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+ 114 The program is available in 75+ countries, including:
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+ 116 • North America: United States, Canada
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+ 117 • Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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+ 118 • Middle East / Africa: Egypt, Ghana, Israel, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
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+ 119 • Asia-Pacific: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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+ 120 • South America: Peru, Uruguay
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+ 122 In the US, institutions must be regionally accredited. Outside the US, institutions must be degree-granting universities or higher learning institutions. For-profit institutions are not supported. Countries not on the list can express interest for future inclusion.
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+ 128 • Credits are for educational use only -- no commercial or personal projects
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+ 129 • Cryptocurrency mining is explicitly prohibited
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+ 130 • Credits are non-transferable between accounts
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+ 131 • Credits are awarded at Google's discretion and can be revoked
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+ 132 • Only school-domain email addresses can receive coupon codes
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+ 133 • Faculty must apply -- students cannot self-enroll
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+ 139 ProgramWhoAmount
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+ 140 Research CreditsFaculty / PostdocsUp to $5,000
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+ 141 Research CreditsPhD StudentsUp to $1,000
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+ 142 Training Credits (Skills Boost)FacultyUp to 5,000 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits to distribute
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+ 143 Training Credits (Skills Boost)Students / IT Admins200 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits
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+ 144 Google Cloud Free TrialAnyone (new customers)$300 for 91 days (credit card required)
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+ 145 Gemini Advanced for Students (US only)Verified college studentsFree access to Gemini Advanced, NotebookLM Plus, Whisk + 2 TB storage until finals 2026 (sign up by June 30, 2025)
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+ 151 • Faculty: redeem your own credits immediately after approval -- Google recommends this to avoid issues
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+ 152 • $50 goes fast if you spin up VMs or use GPUs. Stick to lightweight instances and shut down resources when not in use
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+ 153 • BigQuery Free Tier gives you 1 TB of queries and 10 GB storage per month without touching credits -- use it
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+ 154 • Vertex AI can be expensive -- monitor usage carefully; a few hours of model training can consume most of your credits
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+ 155 • If you need more credits, have your faculty email CloudEduGrants@google.com -- additional allocations are possible
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+ 156 • Do not confuse this with the Free Trial -- the Free Trial requires a credit card and gives $300 for 91 days. Education credits have no credit card requirement and last 12 months
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+ 157 • Set budget alerts in the Billing console to get notified before credits run out
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+ 161 Sources:
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+ 162 • Google Cloud Teaching Credits Application
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+ 163 • Google Cloud for Education Overview
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+ 164 • Google Cloud for Education - Students
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+ 165 • Get and Redeem Education Credits (Cloud Billing Docs)
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+ 166 • Credits and Coupon Administration
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+ 167 • About the Program
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+ 168 • Program Information
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+ 169 • Eligibility
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+ 170 • Faculty Managing Student Credits
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+ 171 • Google Cloud Expands Credits to 75+ Countries
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