Grant
A grant is a discount on Yandex Cloud services provided to an individual entrepreneur, business, or individual. The discount amount is equal to the grant amount. The discount is applied to the total cost of the consumed services.
Note
You cannot use grants to top up personal accounts.
The currency of the cost of services depends on the agreement and the country of residence:
- For residents of Russia, the cost is represented in rubles (₽) and includes VAT.
- For residents of Kazakhstan the cost is represented in tenge (₸) and includes VAT.
- For non-residents of Russia and Kazakhstan, the cost is represented in US dollars ($) and does not include taxes and fees.
Initial grant
The initial grant can be provided to an individual or legal entity only once. You will get the initial grant upon creating your first billing account provided that you:
- Have never purchased Yandex Cloud services.
- Have not activated the trial period before.
The initial grant is valid for 60 days. The grant amount and currency depend on your country of residence:
- For residents of Russia and tax residents of Belarus, the grant amount is at least ₽4,000, including VAT.
- For residents of Kazakhstan, the grant amount is at least ₸24,000, including VAT.
- For non-residents of Russia and Kazakhstan, the grant amount is at least $50, excluding taxes and fees.
For more information about the terms of use of initial grants, see Getting started.
Note
Each individual, individual entrepreneur, or business can be given only one initial grant.
Additional grants
Additional grants can be provided upon a Yandex Cloud manager's decision, as well as under the content program, referral program, or Yandex Cloud Boost program. You can view the amount of additional grants and their validity period in Yandex Cloud Billing.
Using grants
The grant priority depends on its validity period: the earlier it expires, the earlier the grant is used. For more information about using grants, see the billing cycle description.