Up to US$60,000 in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure credits; program rules allow US$5,000–US$100,000 at Oracle's discretion, for VC/accelerator-backed, high-growth startups with a validated product. Launched June 2026 for Brazil, Argentina, Colombia with LatAm expansion planned. NOT verifiable today on public oracle.com pages: the global (oracle.com/cloud/oracle-for-startups/), LatAm, and Brazil startup pages read on 2026-10-22 contain no Growth Engine, credit-amount, VC/accelerator, or application content — they are generic 'cloud for startups' landing pages. The program front is likely a gated/partner portal.
Eligibility
VC- or accelerator-funded high-growth startup with a validated product; LatAm at launch (Brazil/Argentina/Colombia); no .edu requirement; no published startup-age or funding-cap figure on any public page read today.
How to claim
VC/accelerator partner nominates portfolio startup → startup applies through the program front (Startup Cloud-Credit Programs, VC/Accelerator Funded) → Oracle reviews product validation → credits awarded at Oracle's discretion (US$5k–US$100k band, up to US$60k) and applied to an OCI tenancy; spend on eligible OCI services.
Expiry
Not published on any public page read today; credit-consumption window unverified.
Gotchas
As of 2026-10-22 the program has zero public footprint on oracle.com global/LatAm/BR startup pages (all checked today) — expect partner/VC-gated application, not self-serve signup; award size is discretionary; these credits are separate from and in addition to the US$300 free-tier trial; WebSearch was unavailable this session, so no independent announcement could be located.
OCI Free Trial — US$300 credits / 30 days high confidence
US$300 of free credit usable on all eligible OCI services for up to 30 days; consumption at discounted IaaS-equivalent rates during the 30-day promo; ends when credits are exhausted or 30 days elapse, whichever comes first; unused credits automatically expire. One trial per person. 'Oracle Cloud Promotion' is Oracle's alias for this same Free Trial.
Eligibility
Anyone signing up for an OCI account (FAQ explicitly names students, academics, developers, startup founders); no .edu requirement; available in all regions where commercial OCI is offered, but the US$300 credit is 'available in select countries' per the official footnote; credit or debit card (credit-like) IS required at signup.
How to claim
Sign up via signup.cloud.oracle.com (linked as 'Sign Up for Free Cloud Tier' from oracle.com/cloud/free/) → provide contact + card info for identity verification → tenancy created with US$300/30-day credit → optionally upgrade to Pay As You Go at any time via Console Account Management.
Expiry
30 days or credit exhaustion; then a 30-day grace period to upgrade, after which trial (paid) resources and data are permanently reclaimed/deleted; Oracle sales reps can extend trials or add credits on request; upgrade during trial defers billing until credits/30 days run out; no downgrade after upgrading.
Gotchas
CC required — 'credit card NOT required' is false for this offer; virtual/single-use/prepaid and PIN debit cards are rejected; Oracle may place temporary authorization holds (3–5 days, no charge); no SLAs; only 'limited support' during trial — full support requires paid upgrade; paid instances created during trial are reclaimed when trial ends; some special trial offers suspend the account immediately after expiry (30-day suspension, then account deletion); multiple free accounts prohibited; idle 30+ days risks suspension.
OCI Always Free services — unlimited duration (incl. for students) high confidence
Unlimited-time Always Free services (per official FAQ read today): HeatWave, AMD-based Compute, Ampere A1 Arm-based Compute, Block Volume, Object Storage, Archive Storage, Flexible + Flexible Network Load Balancer, Site-to-Site VPN/VPN Connect, Autonomous Data Warehouse/Transaction Processing/JSON Database, NoSQL Database (Phoenix region only), APEX, Resource Manager (Terraform), Monitoring, Notifications, Logging, APM, Service Connector Hub, Vault, Bastions, Security Advisor, VCNs, Content Management Starter Edition, Email Delivery. Numeric limits published on Oracle's LatAm OCI landing page (read today): 2 Autonomous AI Database instances of 20GB each; AMD and Arm compute VMs; 200GB total block storage; 10GB object storage; 10TB/month egress. Global free/FAQ page does not print per-service OCPU/RAM caps today ('Some limitations apply').
Eligibility
Anyone, explicitly including students and academics (one account per person); no .edu required; card required at signup (identity verification); NoSQL free only in Phoenix region.
How to claim
Sign up for the same Free Tier (signup.cloud.oracle.com) → Always Free resources usable immediately and independently of trial credits → keep them after trial ends by staying within tenancy limits.
Expiry
No expiry for in-limit Always Free resources ('unlimited time'); tenancy subject to abandoned-account rules (idle 30+ days may be suspended); new Always Free services are added automatically.
Gotchas
The 10GB object-storage / 10TB egress / 200GB block figures come from the LatAm landing page while the global free page omits numbers — verify per region before relying on them; if you provision more Ampere A1 instances than the Always Free tenancy allows, ALL existing Ampere instances are disabled and then deleted 30 days post-trial unless you upgrade; data egress beyond the free monthly amount and anything outside Always Free limits is billable; no SLA/support on Always Free (community forums only); capacity estimates can sell out ('out of host capacity' errors); Always Free status is not transferable between resources.
Oracle University free training & accreditation (education offer) high confidence
Oracle University (oracle.com/education, read today): 'Start learning for free' — free entry-level 'Foundations' training and certifications across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, and AI; free Oracle University Learning Community (3.5M+ learners); free hands-on labs that run in free lab environments or in Oracle Cloud free mode; Oracle MyLearn AI-personalized learning. This is a training/accreditation offer, not cloud credits or a software license.
Eligibility
Open to individuals and organizations; no .edu requirement stated on the page; no fee for the free Foundations tracks.
How to claim
Go to oracle.com/education → 'Start learning for free' / 'Explore free training and certifications' → join the Learning Community → complete free Foundations courses/accreditations; run free labs in Oracle-provided free lab environments or your free-tier tenancy.
Expiry
No expiry stated; free training catalog appears ongoing.
Gotchas
Advanced role-based tracks and the Oracle Unlimited Learning Subscription are paid; free training does not include free cloud capacity (resources still count against Free Tier/trial limits).