Cloudzy AI Olympiad Builder Credits
Free cloud infrastructure
for IOAI 2026 medalists.
You proved what you can do. Cloudzy is offering complimentary credits to eligible Individual Contest gold, silver, and bronze medalists, so the competition can end without the building stopping.
One verified award per person. Claims close August 31, 2026. Availability and campaign terms apply.
AI Olympiad Builder Credits at a glance
The Cloudzy AI Olympiad Builder Credits are an independent initiative from Cloudzy, the independent cloud for builders since 2008. Verified IOAI 2026 Individual Contest medalists can claim $200 for gold, $100 for silver, and $50 for bronze, valid for one month from issue. Credits run on AMD EPYC with pure NVMe storage and 40 Gbps uplinks across 13 regions, the same infrastructure used by 122,000+ developers and businesses. Claims close August 31, 2026.
- Gold
- $200 in credits
- Silver
- $100 in credits
- Bronze
- $50 in credits
- Validity
- One month from issue
- Claims close
- August 31, 2026
- Affiliation
- Independent initiative
The offer
Your medal. Your next build.
Gold medalists
$200
in Cloudzy credits
Valid for one month from the date we issue it.
Silver medalists
$100
in Cloudzy credits
Valid for one month from the date we issue it.
Bronze medalists
$50
in Cloudzy credits
Valid for one month from the date we issue it.
Credits may be used across eligible Cloudzy products, subject to product availability, service location, account approval, compliance requirements, and the campaign terms. GPU access is subject to capacity and separate approval where applicable.
Why Cloudzy is doing this
A practical reward for capable builders.
You have already done the hard part. You learned material most people never attempt, sat with problems that did not want to be solved, and produced an answer under pressure. That is not a competition skill. That is how anything real gets built.
So build something. The idea you sketched between rounds, the tool your class actually needs, the model you want to see if you can serve to real users. Ideas stay small when the only place they can run is a laptop, and the gap between an experiment and something other people can open is usually just infrastructure.
That is the part we can cover. Take the credits, put your idea somewhere it can run, and see what happens when other people can use it.
This is not an official IOAI sponsorship. It is an independent Cloudzy initiative, and it is not the last one: we intend to keep opening opportunities like this for young builders.
Use cases
What you can build.
Host an AI application
Put an application, API, portfolio, or live demo somewhere other people can actually open it.
Build a dev environment
A development or testing box that stays up when your laptop closes, with root access and a dedicated IPv4.
Run experiments
Model experiments and evaluation workflows on AMD EPYC with pure NVMe storage and DDR5 memory.
Process project data
Move a dataset off a shared drive and onto storage you control, with 40 Gbps of network behind it.
Host a research prototype
Give a research idea a stable place to run while you test whether it holds up.
Learn to run a server
Deploy in 60 seconds, break things, fix them, and find out what running infrastructure responsibly actually involves.
Claim process
Four steps. Medal to infrastructure.
Email us your claim
Send the details listed below to [email protected]. Everything we need is in one message, so there is no form to fill in.
We verify your result
We check the claim against the official competition results. We may ask for a certificate, confirmation from your national team leader, or other supporting information.
You set up your account
Once your medal checks out, we email you exactly what to do. Create a Cloudzy account, or point us at one you already have. It takes a minute and no payment card is needed.
We apply the credit
After approval we apply the credit and email you the issue date, the expiration date, what the credit covers, and where to get help.
Send your claim
Ready to keep building?
There is no form and no coupon code. Send one email with the details below and a real person will read it.
Include in your email
- Your full legal name As it appears on an identity document. Used for verification only.
- The name shown in the official results If it differs from the above, say so and explain why.
- The country you represented at IOAI 2026
- Your medal tier Gold, silver, or bronze, from the Individual Contest.
- A link to the official result Optional. Helps us verify faster.
Sending a claim does not guarantee approval. We verify eligibility and complete applicable account, location, security, and compliance checks first.
Do not email identity documents unless a Cloudzy representative gives you a secure way to send them.
Eligibility
Who qualifies.
You may claim when all of these are true
- You are listed as an official Individual Contest gold, silver, or bronze medalist at IOAI 2026.
- You send your claim by August 31, 2026.
- Your identity and medal can be verified.
- You accept the campaign terms.
Not included in this pilot
- Team Challenge awards.
- GAITE awards.
- Honorable mentions.
- Coaches, team leaders, or organizers.
- National-selection awards.
- Participation without an eligible Individual Contest medal.
These categories do not qualify unless Cloudzy publishes a written expansion.
FAQ
Common questions, straight answers.
Is Cloudzy an official IOAI sponsor or partner?
Who qualifies?
Do Team Challenge or GAITE awards qualify?
How much credit will I receive?
How do I claim?
How long are the credits valid?
Which Cloudzy products can I use?
Can I use GPU services?
Do I need a payment card?
Can I transfer or exchange the credits?
How will Cloudzy verify medalists?
What if my name is spelled differently in the official results?
When will my claim be processed?
Do I have to promote Cloudzy to get the credit?
Campaign terms
Promotional terms.
Effective August 8, 2026
These promotional terms govern the Cloudzy AI Olympiad Builder Credits Initiative. By submitting a claim or accepting credits, the claimant agrees to these terms and the applicable Cloudzy service terms, acceptable-use policy, and privacy notice.
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1 Independent initiative
The Initiative is independently offered by Cloudzy. Cloudzy is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, IOAI 2026, or their organizers.
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2 Eligibility
The Initiative is open only to individuals whom Cloudzy verifies as official gold, silver, or bronze medalists in the IOAI 2026 Individual Contest. Team Challenge awards, GAITE awards, honorable mentions, coaches, team leaders, organizers, national-selection awards, and non-medalist participation do not qualify unless Cloudzy publishes a written amendment.
Eligibility also depends on account approval, service availability, location, security review, and other legal or compliance requirements.
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3 Claim period
Claims must be submitted to [email protected] no later than August 31, 2026. Cloudzy may reject late, incomplete, duplicate, misleading, unverifiable, or fraudulent claims.
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4 Verification
Cloudzy may verify claims using official public results, official result documents, certificates, national team representatives, identity information, or other reasonable evidence. A submitted claim is not approved until Cloudzy sends written confirmation.
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5 Promotional credit amount
Approved recipients receive the following promotional credit based on the verified medal tier: gold, $200; silver, $100; bronze, $50.
One award is available per verified person. Credits have no cash value and may not be transferred, sold, exchanged, withdrawn, combined across recipients, or applied to another person's account.
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6 Account requirements
Credits may be applied only to an approved Cloudzy account associated with the verified recipient. Cloudzy may require account creation, email verification, identity confirmation, security review, or additional information before issuing or allowing use of the credits.
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7 Validity and expiration
Credits are valid for one month from the date Cloudzy issues them. The approval or onboarding email will state the exact issue and expiration dates. Unused credit expires automatically and will not be reinstated, converted to cash, or extended except at Cloudzy's written discretion.
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8 Eligible services and availability
Credits may be used only for eligible Cloudzy services. Product, region, configuration, network, storage, and GPU availability may change and is not guaranteed. GPU access is subject to capacity, location, account approval, compliance review, and product availability. Cloudzy may set reasonable resource, concurrency, spending, or workload limits.
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9 Billing and continued service
Cloudzy will not automatically charge a recipient solely because promotional credits expire or are exhausted. Continuing to use paid services may require the recipient or approved account holder to take an explicit purchase action and provide an accepted payment method. Recipients are responsible for stopping, deleting, or resizing resources they no longer wish to operate.
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10 Acceptable use and security
All use remains subject to Cloudzy's service terms, acceptable-use policy, security requirements, abuse-prevention controls, and applicable law. Cloudzy may suspend or terminate resources, credits, or accounts associated with prohibited, abusive, fraudulent, harmful, or unlawful activity.
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11 Privacy
Cloudzy will process submitted information to administer the Initiative, verify eligibility, create or review accounts, prevent abuse, meet legal obligations, communicate claim decisions, provide support, and measure campaign performance. See the Cloudzy privacy policy for details.
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12 Publicity
Cloudzy will not require a recipient to participate in publicity as a condition of eligibility. When a recipient separately opts in, Cloudzy will obtain appropriate approval before publishing identifying information, quotes, images, project details, or other personal content.
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13 Changes and cancellation
Cloudzy may reasonably modify, suspend, or cancel the Initiative when required by law, security, abuse, capacity, technical issues, or circumstances beyond its control. Cloudzy will not reduce an already issued credit except where the recipient violates applicable terms or the credit was issued because of error, misrepresentation, or fraud.
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14 Contact
Questions about the Initiative may be sent to [email protected]. Include your claim reference when contacting support about an existing submission.
You proved what you can do.
We'll provide the infrastructure.
Send your claim by August 31, 2026. We verify every medal against official results before issuing any credit.
This is an independent initiative by Cloudzy. Cloudzy is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of IOAI or its organizers. Eligibility, verification, service availability, location, compliance, account approval, and campaign terms apply.