The AWS Cloud Credit for Research Program aims to enhance collaboration and exchange of technical innovation with universities and research institutions in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The program provides up to US$100,000 of AWS Credit to the local research community, promoting the swift transformation of scientific research outcomes. This programme is well-suited for universities, research institutions, and technology-based R&D companies.
1. The flexibility and speed to adjust IT resources at any time, replacing the need for physical servers that can take weeks or months. If an experiment fails, users can terminate these resources without risks.
2. A resilient workload has the capability to recover when stressed by load (more requests for service), attacks, and failure of any component in the workload's components, ensuring that your services do not degrade when faced with sudden demands.
3. Cost savings by paying only for the applications and data storage you used, taking advantage of economies of scale. Unlike physical servers, you can stop paying once you terminate/delete cloud loads.
4. Global deployment within minutes with just a few clicks on the control panel. AWS has physical data centers in 24 geographic regions globally, including three regions (Local Zones) in Hong Kong, reducing local user latency and meeting demands, resulting in reduced downtime by seven times*.
5. Ability to remotely enable IT resources anytime, anywhere.
The Program aims to support the development of cloud-based research and research and development environment. That means to support the cloud deployment and task execution of research software and development software.
It conducts concept verification, benchmark testing, and performance testing to assess the efficiency of migrating research workload or public datasets to the cloud.
The Program also conducts workshops or training sessions to promote the adoption of cloud-based research workload in a wider community.
AWS will thoroughly evaluate research support proposals submitted by research institutions, colleges and universities, and enterprise R&D centers. The final approved funding amount for this Program will vary depending on the R&D plan and usage requirements specified in the application. The funds for this Program will only be used to pay for services provided by AWS [*] and will be issued in the form of AWS service credits. The approved service credits are valid for a maximum of 1 year, and the validity period cannot be extended. If the service credits are not used before the expiration date, they will expire.
[*] For Amazon EC2 services, the credits are only applicable to On-Demand Instances and Spot Instances.
If you are interested in applying for our Program, please ensure that your application includes the following details:
If you plan to build a cloud-native research workflow using AWS services, please provide a detailed plan. If your application is accepted, you will have the opportunity to receive free technical guidance from AWS solution architects.
To begin the application process, please fill in the form provided on our website. Our team will contact you within 5 business days to provide you with a template for the application and address any questions you may have regarding the application.
