Azure credits for open source projects

Azure credits for open source projects

Many Microsoft product teams grant Azure credits to open source communities to support their work. These credits augment other complementary programs such as GitHub repositories, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, as well as financial contributions through the Microsoft FOSS Fund, foundation memberships, and other ecosystem support.

Microsoft is not accepting new applications from projects directly and is instead relying on strategic, organic relationships between Microsoft businesses and the open source that they depend on.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about the Azure credits for open source projects program.

  • What is this program?
    Microsoft offers grants of Azure credits to open source projects to help with their short-term development, infrastructure, and testing needs. Workloads such as long-term website hosting, continuous integration, and permanent database hosting are not a good fit for grant programs.
  • Why does Microsoft provide Azure credits?
    Microsoft recognizes the value of contributing to communities, and we are in a position to provide grants to support the ecosystem. Our product and service teams often build strategic relationships with communities and are able to choose to provide credit as a result.
  • What are the grants for and how long do they last?
    Most grants span a single Microsoft fiscal year, but strategic relationships with specific businesses may be available on other terms.

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