Executive summary

The NIH Cloud Lab is a 90-day program that allows NIH-affiliated researchers to explore the cloud at no cost in a secure, NIH-approved environment. Participants can receive an account with $500 of AWS/GCP/Azure credits, access to bioinformatics tutorials, and support from NIH experts.

The program is open to all NIH-affiliated researchers and staff, and includes those at research institutions eligible for NIH funding but without active awards.

Open for Exploration – Cornell Data Services

May 30, 2024

Are you curious about using the cloud for research? The NIH Cloud Lab is a new 90-day program that enables NIH-affiliated* researchers to explore the cloud at no cost in a secure, NIH-approved environment. Participants can sign up at any time and receive an account with $500 of Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure credits, access to curated bioinformatics tutorials, and support from NIH technical and bioinformatics experts. The program is open to all NIH-affiliated researchers and all NIH staff.

Browse the Cloud Lab homepage to learn more and reach out to cloudlab@nih.gov if you have any questions.

*NIH-affiliated includes those at research institutions that are eligible for NIH funding but who may not (or not yet) have an active award.