Microsoft has made several announcements lately, two of which might help you!
Microsoft releases a Facebook SDK
Now you can develop Facebook Applications easier than ever, using Microsoft’s Facebook SDK. This development kit will now allow you to use any .NET language inside of any Facebook Application! Experience the freedom of developing with .NET with your favorite online social network!
Microsoft DreamSpark
In addition to the MSDNAA, Microsoft is rolling out a new program called Microsoft DreamSpark. This new program, also targeted at college and university students, aims to put developer (Visual Studio, XNA Game Studio), designer (Expression Studio), and platform (Windows Server, SQL Server) tools in your hands…for FREE!
These services are free of charge and are already released. Read more about them here.
Charles
Microsoft Rep