Azure for Students Starter missing?
Hi, I noticed this on the Azure for Students sign-up page a couple of months ago: "Azure for Students Starter" is still mentioned as an option, but the card on the page is for "Azure for Startups". This seems like a mistake. I was wondering where the correct place to report this is? Or, is Azure for Students Starter no longer available?
SKU, quota and policy restrictions on Azure for Students and Free Subscriptions
Subject: Azure for Students VM Availability Appears Inconsistent Across Students Hello everyone! We're seeing an issue across multiple cohorts using Azure for Students subscriptions, and I'm hoping someone can clarify whether there are additional restrictions being applied behind the scenes. We understand and accept the recent changes regarding: Allowed deployment regions for Azure for Students subscriptions The 4 vCPU quota limitations Regional capacity constraints We've updated our teaching materials accordingly and have troubleshooting guidance for students. However, we're observing behaviour that appears inconsistent between students with what seem to be identical subscription types. Examples: Student A can deploy several B-series VM sizes in an approved region. Student B can deploy only one VM size in the same approved region. Student C sees "Size not available" for every VM size in multiple approved regions. Student D eventually succeeds only after trying several approved regions, despite having available credit and no existing VMs. In one recent case, a student had: A Free subscription $200 credit available No deployed VMs No Allowed Regions policy visible (which made troubleshooting particularly confusing) Most regions the student tested showed one or more of the following: No available VM sizes Family quota limit messages Unsupported availability zone messages Eventually, Denmark East allowed deployment of a Standard_B2als_v2 VM, while several other regions did not. I have collected examples from multiple students and am seeing several different failure modes: Total Regional Core quota exceeded (expected and understandable) Allowed Locations policy restrictions VM size unavailable in approved regions Policy assignments showing "Not Registered" because Microsoft.PolicyInsights is not registered The challenge is that students with apparently identical Azure for Students subscriptions are not encountering the same restrictions. Has Microsoft introduced additional backend controls, SKU filtering, capacity restrictions, or subscription-specific policies that are not surfaced clearly through the Azure portal? From an educational perspective, the lack of consistency is making it difficult to provide reliable lab instructions because one student's successful deployment path may not work for another student with the same subscription type. My questions are: Are there additional backend restrictions beyond the visible Allowed Locations policy and published vCPU quotas? Is VM size availability being dynamically restricted per student subscription? Are regional capacity controls being applied differently across Azure for Students subscriptions? Is there a recommended method for identifying which regions and VM families are actually deployable for a specific student before beginning a lab exercise? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated, as we're trying to reduce classroom troubleshooting time and provide students with more reliable deployment guidance. Thank you.Azure For Students Subscriptions - "Your email domain is not currently registered with us"
Hello, I am a teacher at a vocational school and we are experiencing a recurring issue with Azure for Students academic verification, affecting multiple students at the same time. Our school setup (for context) Our institution is structured as follows: We have a student domain that is registered and whitelisted with Microsoft as an academic domain, for example: email address removed for privacy reasons We also have a separate organisational domain used for staff and business operations, for example: email address removed for privacy reasons Students are instructed to: Sign in to Azure using their personal Microsoft account (typically Outlook/Hotmail) Use their school email address only for academic verification during the Azure for Students sign-up flow This setup has worked historically, but we are now seeing repeated failures. The issue we are seeing Students complete CAPTCHA and email verification successfully. The process then fails with: “Sorry, your academic status could not be verified.” or similar This happens even when: Students use a private/incognito browser session VPNs and ad blockers are disabled Only one Microsoft account is signed in No account switching occurs during the flow The issue affects multiple students from the same institution, often within the same timeframe. Because Azure for Students verification appears to allow only one attempt, students who fail once are effectively blocked and end up in a support loop. Observations Based on volume and timing, this does not appear to be individual user error. We suspect one or more of the following: A backend verification or account-linking issue An institutional configuration mismatch that is not clearly surfaced A generic or outdated error message that does not accurately reflect the real cause of failure At this point, I am not fully convinced that the error message always represents a true eligibility problem. What we are hoping to learn Are other schools using a similar setup (personal Microsoft account + separate student email domain for verification)? Are there known best practices or preferred configurations for institutions with multiple domains? Is there guidance we can pass on to our IT team to improve compatibility with Azure for Students verification? Is there a way for failed verifications to be reviewed or reset when the institution and domain are valid? Our goal is not just to fix individual cases, but to understand whether our institutional setup could be improved to prevent this issue going forward. Any insight from Microsoft staff or other educators would be greatly appreciated. RobinLBaldwin Mahlah_MurrayLab Credits and First course
Hello everyone, I’m reaching out to learn how other colleges handle student access to Azure when offering introductory AI or cloud-based courses my goal is to teach Microsoft Azure AI fundamentals. My understanding is that each student is asked to pay individually for Azure access. This model won’t work well for our institution or our student population. I would also like more than 30 day trial of Azure to test out the materials. For those of you who teach AI, cloud computing, or Microsoft Learn for Educators courses, I’d really appreciate your insight: How does your college provide Azure access for students? Do you use institution-wide Azure credits or centrally fund Azure usage? Are there specific Microsoft AI courses (e.g., Microsoft Azure AI fundamentals) that your institution uses as their first one? Any details about processes would be extremely helpful. My goal is to offer hands-on AI learning without placing a financial burden on students, and I’m hoping to learn from your approaches. Thank you in advance for your guidance and experiences! Best regards, Joe
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