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Credits and in-kind

AWS Generative AI Accelerator

Status

Status not published

Annual cohort. Last published window: applications 10 June - 10 July 2025, cohort announced 7 October 2025. No 2026 window published on the page as of 14 August 2026.

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Amount
$1,000,000

Credits and a mentorship programme, not cash and not equity: 'Access up to $1 million in AWS Promotional Credits to build, train, test, and launch your startup'. Credits are redeemable against AWS only. The programme page still shows the 2025 cycle (applications 10 June - 10 July 2025, cohort announced 7 October 2025); no 2026 dates were published at the time of checking. Note the programme URL moved from aws.amazon.com/startups/accelerators to startups.aws.com/programs.

Funder

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Annual cohort. Last published window: applications 10 June - 10 July 2025, cohort announced 7 October 2025. No 2026 window published on the page as of 14 August 2026.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

AWS publishes the eligibility criteria only behind a 'Read full FAQ' link on the programme page; detailed criteria were not visible on the main page at time of checking.

How to apply

  1. Watch the programme page for the next application window to open. — link
  2. Submit the application during the window with company, technical and traction details.
  3. Selected startups join the accelerator cohort and receive AWS promotional credits.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://startups.aws.com/programs/generative-ai

"Access up to $1 million in AWS Promotional Credits to build, train, test, and launch your startup"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: startups.aws.com

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