As a student how can I access azure AI services.

SuryaKanta Nayak 116

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the Azure AI service and learning the AI service from microsoft learn portal.

But I face issue when I asked for complete the Lab assignment.

It required my subscription should be approved to user Azure AI service.

I tried to get the access by filling the from of "Request Access to Azure OpenAI Service",but it seems like it's only for working professional company users not for learner.

Hence as a learner how can we get the access for this service at least compete the lab assignment ?

navba-MSFT 17,400 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-04-29T06:59:32.4166667+00:00

@SuryaKanta Nayak Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

Azure OpenAI service is still not open for creation to all subscriptions, users need to fall under the criteria as defined in this form and the request will be approved after reviewing all details submitted in the form.

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So, If you need an Azure subscription with access enabled for the Azure OpenAI service, you need to fill and submit this form.

If your access request to Azure OpenAI service doesn't match the acceptance criteria, you can use OpenAI public API instead.

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The subscription plan Azure for Students and the free trial subscriptions no longer allows for Azure OpenAI use.

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Also, your subscription should use be a pay as you go account to ensure Azure OpenAI deployments are successful once your request is approved. More info here and here.

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Hope this helps. If you have any follow-up questions, please let me know. I would be happy to help.
SuryaKanta Nayak 116 Reputation points

2024-04-29T07:27:21.38+00:00

@navba-MSFT I understand that, but then what is the use of that lab given under each module to complete.

We should provide sandbox for each lab where we can complete the task, instead of asking all this stuff.

It's really disappointing that you learn the things and when you open the lab it will ask you for approval don't understand that.

Does not make any sense applying approval policy for this sandbox environment, because no one coming here to use it for development instead all are using this for learning.

So if we are not allowing the user do anything inside sandbox without approval it's better to remove this Launch lab from here.
navba-MSFT 17,400 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-04-30T15:34:06.6766667+00:00

@SuryaKanta Nayak Thanks for your reply. I had a discussion internally with our Product owners. While filling this form, Since you are a student, you can try using your collegiate email address ( and NOT personal email address like hotmail, outlook and gmail).

Your request will be reviewed by the gating team within 10 business days and post approval you should get an email like below:

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Please note, recently there was a change done for Azure for Students and Free azure subscriptions and it was enabled again but with reduced quotas.

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On a side note: Please add [maccount@microsoft.com] and [csgate@microsoft.com] to your Safe Senders list to ensure you receive all correspondence pertaining to your application, including the verification email from Microsoft Vetting Service. For questions about the application process, please contact our team at [csgate@microsoft.com]
navba-MSFT 17,400 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-05-02T05:17:46.8433333+00:00

@SuryaKanta Nayak Just following up to check if you had a chance to look at my above comment. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions. I would be happy to help.
SuryaKanta Nayak 116 Reputation points

2024-05-07T05:10:16.63+00:00

Thanks @navba-MSFT for quick response.

I don't have any college account, my college won't given any email id for student.

So I'm using my personal account to learn these stuffs.

Any way if that not possible using personal account then my learning will continue as theory only without lab.

But I feel like we should allow any one in learn env , like I completed my azure fundamental course where I completed all the lab using personal email id.

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