Looking for Free/Low-Cost Server Resources to Host My Own LLM and Files
Hi everyone,
I'm a student and AI/ML enthusiast working on personal projects. I'm looking for ways to host my own local/open-source LLM (such as Llama, Mistral, or similar models) along with some project files and datasets.
My budget is very limited, so I'm interested in:
Free cloud credits or sponsorship programs
Student programs that provide compute resources
Community grants for open-source or educational projects
Free VPS, GPU servers, or hosting platforms
Any organizations or individuals willing to support student AI projects
My use case is mainly learning, experimentation, and building portfolio projects—not commercial usage.
If you've received free credits from cloud providers, know of any programs I should apply to, or have spare resources you'd be willing to share, I'd greatly appreciate your advice.
Thanks in advance!