The Azure Cloud Platform offers over 200 products and cloud services, allowing users to choose tools and frameworks to build, run, and manage applications on the Azure platform.
Starting from the 2021 academic year, the Computer Center has provided Azure services on a trial basis to faculty, staff, and students on a semester basis. To facilitate access, this service is now available on-demand. Interested users can complete a form or application, and the center will follow up upon receipt.
Starting in 2022, the following application plans are available:
Teaching Plan for Faculty
- Faculty members at the university can apply for any course they teach.
- Each course can receive up to 8 Azure points (about TWD 24,000).
- Usage is allowed until the quota is exhausted or the course ends.
- Application URL (requires university Office 365 account):
Research Plan for Faculty
- All active university faculty and staff can apply, with a valid university research project.
- Each research project can receive up to 6 points (about TWD 18,000).
- Usage is allowed until the quota is exhausted or up to 11 months.
- The same project cannot be applied for more than once.
- Application URL (requires university Office 365 account):
Student Research Plan
- Available to current university students with valid student status and supervisor approval.
- Eligible for undergraduate research projects, master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and journal publications.
- Each project can receive up to 4 Azure points (about TWD 12,000).
- Usage is allowed until the quota is exhausted or up to 11 months.
- Complete the application form (downloadable from the form page) and submit the signed original to the Computer Center's service desk, along with a scanned copy to center28@ncu.edu.tw
Important Notes
- University Office 365 accounts are required for managing these plans. Accounts can be requested at [https://ncu.edu.tw/office365/](https://ncu.edu.tw/office365/).
- After the application form is reviewed, the center will provide further notification.
- All Azure Cloud Platform data centers are located overseas; please ensure compliance with local laws for sensitive data.
- Once the quota is exhausted, individual plans cannot be used further, and virtual machines will be unable to start. Be sure to back up data to avoid loss.
- This support is not permanent. Once all points are used, the service will be terminated.
- Before applying, users may check Azure pricing via the Azure Pricing Calculator to estimate costs.
- Each plan initially provides 1 point, with further credits added by the center based on usage.
