Microsoft Azure for Students

Azure Dev Tools for Teaching programme has been discontinued by Microsoft, ending educator access.

Students can continue to access the free Microsoft tools they need by signing up to Azure for Students.

Microsoft has not provided a direct replacement for educators.

Any programs you have already installed via Azure Dev Tools for Teaching should continue to work.

Key features

$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months
Find more details about the offer via the Azure Frequently Asked Questions.
Software products available include:
- Microsoft R Client and Server
- SQL Server
- Visual Studio
- Windows Server
- Visio

Access instructions

Open Azure for Students

Sign up using your York email address.

Related tools

Available to students

You will need to verify your academic status by providing your University email address.

App and web-based

This service is primarily web-based, with some app-based tools.

Free to use

Azure credits $100 free up to 12 months, after which Microsoft will email options to move to pay as you go or subscription and products will be disabled see FAQ.

Access instructions

Open Azure for Students

Sign up using your York email address.

Related tools

Guides and help

How-to guides and set up

Contact for support

If you're experiencing technical issues and need advice, please contact IT Services.

Service commitments

Your responsibilities and policies

The following policies apply to all IT services provided by the University.

Service performance

Availability

This is a live service, available 24/7.
Check the status of this service and any planned maintenance.

Support

This service is managed by IT Services.
This service is managed by a third party.
They are responsible for monitoring, identifying and fixing faults. We provide advice and support for local issues during our opening hours.
Support is available via Microsoft Azure (microsoft.com).

Standards

Our service performance and standards have been produced in consultation with our customers. We regularly monitor the delivery, performance and availability of facilities and services.
Microsoft service Level Agreements (SLA) for Online Services (microsoft.com)

Feedback and complaints

We appreciate feedback as it helps us review and continually improve our service.

Page last reviewed: 23 December 2025