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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.

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AMD AI & HPC Cluster: Accelerate Your Research with AMD

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Heterogeneous Accelerated Compute Clusters - University Research Partners

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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.

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Textbooks

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

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Training

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

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Researchers

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

University Students

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.

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Students

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

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Contests

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

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Careers

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

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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.

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Upcoming Events

FastML

August 31st - September 4th, 2026

The Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference 2026 will explore emerging ML methods and their applications in scientific discovery, focusing on processing technologies and strategies to accelerate deep learning and inference.

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FPL

September 7th - 11th, 2026

The International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL) was the first and remains the largest conference covering the rapidly growing area of field-programmable logic and reconfigurable computing. The conference objective is to bring together researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry and from around the world.

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CARLA

September 21st - 25th, 2026

CARLA is an international conference aimed at providing a forum to foster the growth and strength of the High Performance Computing (HPC) community in Latin America and beyond. Since 2014 the conference has served as a platform for new ideas, techniques, and research in HPC and its applications.

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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. ​

Please refer to our Acknowledgement Guidance for Publications and Public Materials.

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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