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Azure for Students: "You're not eligible for an Azure free account" with a UNED (Spain) academic email
I am a university student at UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Spain) and I live in Ecuador. I also have an active GitHub Student Developer Pack.
Problem: when I try to activate Azure for Students I always get the error "You're not eligible for an Azure free account" (shown in Spanish as "No cumple los requisitos para obtener una cuenta gratuita de Azure").
What I did:
- Signed in with my academic account (domain: alumno.uned.es, a Microsoft 365 / Entra ID tenant).
- Opened https://aka.ms/azure4students and also the "Microsoft Azure for Students" card inside the Azure portal.
- Completed the profile (country: Ecuador, academic email, phone) and submitted it.
- Result: the error page, every time. In the Azure portal this account has no subscriptions.
Notes: I may have claimed Microsoft 365 through the GitHub Student Developer Pack with a different email address, but I have not created any Azure subscription with this account. The Azure Help + support assistant said the cause is usually that the institution's domain is not registered in the academic verification system, or that there is a previous activation.
Questions:
- Is the domain alumno.uned.es recognized for Azure for Students?
- Could another Microsoft account with the same name or phone number block eligibility?
- Who can fix this and how can I contact them, since I cannot open a support ticket without a subscription?
Thank you.