# Onboard to Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab
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To onboard to Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab, follow the steps in this guide. In the following sections, you learn how to request a Studio Lab account, create your account, and sign in.

**Topics**
+ [Request a Studio Lab account](#studio-lab-onboard-request)
+ [Create a Studio Lab account](#studio-lab-onboard-register)
+ [Sign in to Studio Lab](#studio-lab-onboard-signin)

## Request a Studio Lab account
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To use Studio Lab, you must first request approval to create a Studio Lab account. An AWS account cannot be used for onboarding to Studio Lab. 

The following steps show how to request a Studio Lab account.

1. Navigate to the [Studio Lab landing page](https://studiolab.sagemaker.aws).

1. Select **Request account**.

1. Enter the required information into the form.

1. Select **Submit request**.

1. If you receive an email to verify your email address, follow the instructions in the email to complete this step.

Your account request must be approved before you can register for a Studio Lab account. Your request will be reviewed within five business days. When your account request is approved, you receive an email with a link to the Studio Lab account registration page. This link expires seven days after your request is approved. If the link expires, you must submit a new account request. 

Note: Your account request is denied if your email has been associated with activity that violates our [Terms of Service](https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/) or other agreements. 

### Referral codes
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Studio Lab referral codes enable new account requests to be automatically approved to support machine learning events like workshops, hackathons, and classes. With a referral code, a trusted host can get their participants immediate access to Studio Lab. After an account has been created using a referral code, the account continues to exist after the expiration of the code.

To get a referral code, contact [Sales Support](https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/sales-support/). To use a referral code, enter the code as part of the account request form.

## Create a Studio Lab account
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After your request is approved, complete the following steps to create your Studio Lab account.

1. Select **Create account** in the account request approval email to open a new page.

1. From the new page, enter your **Email**, a **Password**, and a **Username**. 

1. Select **Create account**. 

   You might be asked to solve a CAPTCHA puzzle. For more information on CAPTCHA, see [ What is a CAPTCHA puzzle?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-captcha-puzzle.html)

## Sign in to Studio Lab
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After you register for your account, you can sign in to Studio Lab.

1. Navigate to the [Studio Lab landing page](https://studiolab.sagemaker.aws).

1. Select **Sign in** to open a new page.

1. Enter your **Email** or **Username** and **Password**. 

1. Select **Sign in** to open a new page to your project. 

   You might be asked to solve a CAPTCHA puzzle. For more information on CAPTCHA, see [ What is a CAPTCHA puzzle?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-captcha-puzzle.html)