Advancing Innovation Worldwide

The AMD University program enables collaboration between AMD and universities and research institutes worldwide, in the shared pursuit of using advanced technology to solve the world's toughest problems. If you are an educator or researcher, please join the program below.

Educators

The AMD University Program offers professors and lecturers free software licenses, hardware donations, and educational resources to support classroom teaching in digital design, embedded systems, computer science and AI.

Textbooks

Find a list of recommended textbooks on AMD technologies including HIP, Zynq, RFSoC and other CPU, GPU and FPGA books.

Training

Find live and on-demand instructor-led training courses offered free of charge for academics.

Researchers

AMD offers researchers access to state-of-the-art hardware through various programs including the AI & HPC Fund, HACC program, and donation program.

AMD AI & HPC Cluster

The AMD AI & HPC Cluster provides funding and support for research into Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing (HPC) using AMD hardware.

Students

We provide students with free learning resources, affordable hardware, and opportunities to participate in competitions and events to enhance your studies.

Contests

Join our design competitions to apply your skills, gain practical experience, showcase your talent, and win prizes!

Careers

AMD offers the opportunity to learn, build your career and solve the world’s most important challenges.

Events

Stay update-to-date with events suitable for students, such as webinars and hackathons, that can help you expand your knowledge and skills in the latest technologies.

Upcoming Events

ISPASS

April 26th-28th, 2026

The IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software is a premier forum for presenting, sharing, and discussing advanced academic and industrial research on performance analysis in computer systems and software design. The symposium brings together researchers in the fields related to computer chips and systems, processor architecture, compilers, and operating systems.

AMD AI DevDay 2026

April 30th, 2026 (San Francisco, US)
May 19th, 2026 (Shanghai, China)

AMD AI DevDay 2026 brings together AMD engineers, technical leaders, ecosystem partners, open-source contributors, and AI developers for high-signal technical sessions and hands-on workshops designed to help you profile workloads, optimize performance, and gain practical workflows you can immediately apply.

FCCM

May 13th-16th, 2026

The IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines is the original and premier forum for presenting and discussing new research related to computing that exploits the unique features and capabilities of FPGAs and other reconfigurable hardware. FCCM is the place to present papers on architectures, tools, and programming models for field-programmable custom computing machines as well as applications that use such systems.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Yes, The AMD University Program serves a global community and has a team in various parts of the world including Americas, Europe and Asia.

The AMD University Program is proud to serve the academic and research community which includes educators, researchers and students.

The AMD University Program strives to empower academics with AMD technology to enhance teaching and learning experiences and advance state-of-the-art research. ​

The AMD University Program (AUP) is the combination of the XUP and the AMD ERO now serving the academic customers of the combined company. This new web page provides a unified view into the program.

Note: Some of the web pages still reference the old programs which will be soon be integrated to AUP.

Find out more about AMD hardware and software for AI on AMD AI Solutions webpage. Contact the AMD University Program to discuss your AI requirements.

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