Get a data transfer discount for research and education
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At universities, research and collaboration are fundamental, and it's important
for Google Cloud tools to support this work seamlessly. When it
comes to internet data transfer, institutions often face challenges with cost
prediction, especially in areas like high performance
computing, machine learning, and IoT.
Faculty, administrators, and academic researchers using
Google Cloud
Network
Must route at least 80% of data from Google Cloud through a direct
peering connection with Google, Cloud Interconnect links, or
Internet2 or Internet2 connector networks.
Workload Types
Allowed
Research or academic workloads
Hosting departmental websites
NOT Allowed
Massive online open courseware (MOOC)
Live-streaming or media streaming
Hosting websites for commercial purposes outside of research and teaching.
How to get the data transfer discount
Eligibility
Check that your organization is included on the list ofInternet2 Higher Education membersor is a member of theGÉANT NRENs. Outside of Europe and the USA, you must be
a nationally recognised and registered educational or not-for-profit research
organization. The data transfer discount is available on request when
procuring Google Cloud through a contract; the waiver isn't available
for pay-as-you-go customers (for example, when paid with credit card).
In the US: Join the Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud offering. To get
started, contact us atI2netplus@google.com. After an Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud agreement is
in place, Internet2 and Carahsoft can enable the data transfer discount.
In Europe and countries covered by GÉANT: You'll automatically receive the
data transfer waiver when procuring through the OCRE framework.
In the rest of the world: Ask your Google reseller to enable the data transfer
waiver as you start or renew your next contract.
Disproportionate usage
If data transfer usage exceeds 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fee,
Google will follow up with the institution directly or through your reseller.
If the customer is found to be in breach of the "Network" or "Workload Types"
terms, Google reserves the right to revoke the discount.
Qualifying traffic definition
For qualifying SKUs, Google waivesinternet data transfer feescalculated at list prices,
up to a maximum of 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fees.
About qualifying SKUs
Qualifying SKUs areInternet Data Transfer SKUsoriginating in the United
States for Internet2 customers, or from Europe for OCRE customers. The
following Google Cloud products offer SKUs included in the data transfer discount
program:
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When it\ncomes to internet data transfer, institutions often face challenges with cost\nprediction, especially in areas like high performance\ncomputing, machine learning, and IoT.\n\nWe want to remove friction with data transfer. For\n[Internet2 Higher Education members](https://www.internet2.edu/communities-groups/members/higher-education/),\nmembers of the\n[GÉANT NRENs](https://www.geant.org/About/NRENs)\n(National research and education network) through OCRE, and other education institutions in the rest of the world,\nGoogle *waives internet data transfer fees*\n[calculated at list prices](/pricing/list),\nup to a maximum of 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fees. This applies to\n*Internet Data Transfer SKUs* for\n[App Engine](/appengine),\n[API Gateway](/api-gateway),\n[Artifact Registry](/artifact-registry),\n[Bigtable](/bigtable),\n[Cloud Run functions](/functions),\n[Cloud Healthcare API](/healthcare),\n[Cloud Run](/run),\n[Spanner](/spanner),\n[Cloud SQL](/sql),\n[Cloud Storage](/storage),\n[Cloud Tasks](/tasks),\n[Compute Engine](/compute),\n[Pub/Sub](/pubsub),\nand Remote Build Execution.\n\nEligibility\n-----------\n\nTo receive the data transfer discount for Google Cloud, institutions must meet\nthe following eligibility requirements.\n\nHow to get the data transfer discount\n-------------------------------------\n\n### Eligibility\n\nCheck that your organization is included on the list of\n[Internet2 Higher Education members](https://www.internet2.edu/communities-groups/members/higher-education/)\nor is a member of the\n[GÉANT NRENs](https://www.geant.org/About/Membership/Pages/MAandGAreps.aspx). Outside of Europe and the USA, you must be\na nationally recognised and registered educational or not-for-profit research\norganization. The data transfer discount is available on request when\nprocuring Google Cloud through a contract; the waiver isn't available\nfor pay-as-you-go customers (for example, when paid with credit card).\n\n- In the US: Join the Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud offering. To get\n started, contact us at\n [I2netplus@google.com](mailto:I2netplus@google.com). After an Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud agreement is\n in place, Internet2 and Carahsoft can enable the data transfer discount.\n\n- In Europe and countries covered by GÉANT: You'll automatically receive the\n data transfer waiver when procuring through the OCRE framework.\n\n- In the rest of the world: Ask your Google reseller to enable the data transfer\n waiver as you start or renew your next contract.\n\nDisproportionate usage\n----------------------\n\nIf data transfer usage exceeds 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fee,\nGoogle will follow up with the institution directly or through your reseller.\nIf the customer is found to be in breach of the \"Network\" or \"Workload Types\"\nterms, Google reserves the right to revoke the discount.\n\nQualifying traffic definition\n-----------------------------\n\nFor qualifying SKUs, Google waives *internet data transfer fees*\n[calculated at list prices](/pricing/list),\nup to a maximum of 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fees.\n\n### About qualifying SKUs\n\n- Qualifying SKUs are *Internet Data Transfer SKUs* originating in the United\n States for Internet2 customers, or from Europe for OCRE customers. The\n following Google Cloud products offer SKUs included in the data transfer discount\n program:\n\n - [App Engine](/appengine)\n - [API Gateway](/api-gateway)\n - [Artifact Registry](/artifact-registry)\n - [Bigtable](/bigtable)\n - [Cloud Run functions](/functions)\n - [Cloud Healthcare API](/healthcare)\n - [Cloud Run](/run)\n - [Spanner](/spanner)\n - [Cloud SQL](/sql)\n - [Cloud Storage](/storage)\n - [Cloud Tasks](/tasks)\n - [Compute Engine](/compute)\n - [Pub/Sub](/pubsub)\n - Remote Build Execution\n- Non-internet data transfer products are NOT included (such as inter-region,\n inter-zone, Dedicated Interconnect, and CDN).\n\n- SKUs included in the program are subject to change.\n\n- If a new SKU is added, you automatically receive the SKU discount on your\n next billing cycle.\n\nRelated topics\n--------------\n\n- [Research computing with Google Cloud](https://edu.google.com/products/cloud-platform/)\n- [Google Cloud education grants](/edu)\n- [Why Google Cloud? Solving is in our DNA.](/why-google)\n- [Get started with a free Google Cloud account](/free)"]]
