How to deploy a model in Microsoft Foundry when none are available in my region?

Rida Intisaar 0 Reputation points
2026-06-25T05:13:40.3366667+00:00

Hi, I'm trying to experiment in Foundry to practice for AI-901, but I cannot deploy a model. I am from NZ so I set my location as Australia East. No model is available here. When I tried to make a new project in East US (one of the only locations where models can be deployed), it showed me this error:

Resource 'NewProjectEastUS-resource' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure services with optimal performance. Should you need additional or different regions, contact support..

I tried to make a new parent resource group that was set in East US, but that didn't work either. What can I do to fix this? I have Azure for Students. This is the only way I know how to contact support.

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  1. TP 158.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-06-25T05:23:56.39+00:00

    Hi,

    Unfortunately Azure for Students is restricted to small number of regions (typically five) for capacity reasons and is blocked from making Quota requests. Additionally, if a resource (such as AI model) is only available in certain regions and none of those overlap with your allowed Azure for Students regions, you cannot create the resource.

    One option to allow you to use different/more regions would be to create separate Pay-As-You-Go subscription and only use that when you need to deploy a resource that you cannot deploy to one of your five allowed regions in your Azure for Students. If you do this you need to verify pricing before creating any resources and make sure to delete resources immediately after you are finished using them.

    Below are instructions for viewing the five regions you are allowed to deploy to:

    Please navigate to Azure Policy -- Authoring -- Assignments using link below:

    https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyMenuBlade/~/Assignments

    Click on assignment named Allowed resource deployment regions

    User's image

    Examine Allowed locations Parameter value for list of regions, similar to below (regions in screenshot are different than yours):

    User's image

    The regions shown in your Parameter value are the ones you are allowed to deploy resources to.

    Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

    Thanks.

    -TP

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  2. Mubashir Iqbal 80 Reputation points
    2026-06-25T05:15:43.9266667+00:00

    If no models are available in your region in Microsoft Foundry, try selecting a different supported region, request quota access, or use cross-region deployment if available. You can also check regional availability updates and wait for Microsoft to expand model support in your area.

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