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# Requesting GCP cloud credits

Opportunities for free Google Cloud credits provided by Google:

* If you are a first-time user of GCP, [you can get $300 of GCP credits ](https://cloud.google.com/free)for a 3-month free trial without any application process
* You can apply for TPU credits through the [TensorFlow Research Cloud program](https://www.tensorflow.org/tfrc)
* If you are an academic researcher, you can apply for [Google Research Credits](https://edu.google.com/programs/credits/research/)
* If you are a faculty, there are opportunities to apply for credits to support students in your courses, see [Google Cloud for Faculty](https://cloud.google.com/edu/faculty)