Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure credits available - apply by 5/22 deadline

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This message is sent on behalf of Jim August, Chief Information Officer:

Dear colleagues,

Once again, Cal State Innovate (http://calstateinnovate.org/) at the CSU Chancellor's Office is pleased to offer cloud credits to support innovation, research and virtualization projects which use Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

Here are the details:

  • Up to $50,000 per proposal can be funded.
  • A maximum of two proposals per campus will be accepted by the Chancellor's Office. Proposals will be submitted by the Chief Information Officer at each campus, and a maximum of two proposals per campus (1 for AWS, 1 for Azure) can be funded.
  • You can submit your proposal for consideration.
  • Proposal must be submitted using the above link by Friday, May 22 at 5:00PM.
  • Credit recipients will be notified by the CSU Chancellor's Office. 
  • Projects receiving AWS credits must be completed and funds used within 1 date of the campus' receipt of the credits. 
  • Projects receiving Azure credits must be completed and funds used within 90 days of the first usage of the credits.  
You can find the list of projects previously funded on the Cal State Innovate blog : FY2019 funded projects and FY2018 funded projects.

Our apologies for the short submission window. Feel free to share this opportunity with any faculty or staff who may be interested. We encourage you to submit a proposal for consideration. Please contact me with any questions, and thanks in advance for sharing your ideas.