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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Scout Program
AWS Startup Scout Program is Amazon Web Services' scout program offering a referral network for high-growth startups to access AWS resources.
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
Overview
What Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Scout Program offers
What Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Scout Program is
The AWS Startup Scout Program is Amazon Web Services' distributed referral network for identifying high-growth potential startups and connecting them with AWS's startup support ecosystem. The program operates across two main tracks: a professional track involving venture capital partners, accelerator program directors, angel investors, and community venture builders; and a university track run in partnership with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO).
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Amazon Web Services
- Last reviewed
- June 12, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
Open the glossary entryTerms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- No Compensation
Compensation and economics
The launch announcement describes access to an annual CEO conference retreat, AWS Activate credit packages, an exclusive scout community, and AWS startup content/programming, but it does not disclose cash compensation, carry, success fees, or scout-level budget authority.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The program focuses on surfacing cloud-enabled and early-stage startups that can use AWS infrastructure, AWS Activate credits, technical support, training, and startup programming. AWS Activate eligibility and credit tiers emphasize startups from self-funded founders through provider-backed pre-Series B companies.
Eligibility
The documented University Scouts Program targeted university students on U.S. college campuses who could host startup and technology events and identify student ventures that could use AWS Startups resources. Public AWS Startup Scout profiles also show established startup operators, angels, and venture ecosystem builders participating outside the U.S., but no current public eligibility rules were found for that broader track.
Selection approach
The 2023 University Scouts Program accepted applications until February 24, with scout appointments announced March 13 and orientation afterward. The historical application page was listed as www.c-e-o.org/awsscouts, but a current live application page was not verified in the available sources.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Students · Scouts · Investors · Operators
- Geographic eligibility
- United States
- Career stage
- Student · Mid Career · Senior
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Remote
- Main location
- United States
- Cohort size
- 150
- Engagement
- Part Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
- Admissions
- Application Only
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
University scouts received access to an annual retreat at the CEO global conference, AWS Activate credit packages, an exclusive scout community, and AWS Startups content and programming led by AWS startup team members. The operating role was to host campus events, lead local startup ecosystem activity, identify ventures that could benefit from AWS, and connect founders with AWS Activate resources.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
- Last recorded cohort
- March 13, 2023
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Amazon Web Services. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 12, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the official representative of this program or its host.