Funder: Anthropic
Due Dates: May 4, 2026 (Monthly evaluation — first Monday of each month)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000–$50,000 in free API credits per award; credits typically valid for 6 months
Summary: Supports researchers with free API credits to use advanced AI tools for accelerating scientific discovery, especially in biology and life sciences.
Key Information: Awards are non-cash API credits; not available to residents of certain countries or to Anthropic employees and their families.
Description
Anthropic's AI for Science Program provides free API credits for researchers working on high-impact scientific projects, with a special emphasis on biology and life sciences. The initiative aims to accelerate scientific progress by granting access to Anthropic's advanced AI models, enabling researchers to analyze complex data, generate hypotheses, design experiments, and communicate results more efficiently. The program is open to academic and nonprofit researchers globally (with some country exclusions), and applications are evaluated monthly for scientific merit, impact, and technical feasibility.
Due Dates
- May 4, 2026 (first Monday of the month; next evaluation date)
- Applications are reviewed on the first Monday of each month
Funding Amount
- Awardees receive up to $20,000–$50,000 in free API credits per award
- The exact amount is determined during the evaluation process and communicated upon selection
- Credits are typically valid for a 6-month period
- API credits are for Anthropic's standard model suite and do not apply to the Claude web app or non-public/experimental models
Eligibility
- Researchers must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in their jurisdiction
- Open to individuals or teams affiliated with recognized research institutions (universities, nonprofits, etc.)
- Not open to residents of Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic, or Luhansk People’s Republic
- Not open to Anthropic employees, their immediate families, or household members
- Applicants must have all necessary institutional approvals and rights to participate
- Projects must comply with Anthropic's Usage Policy and undergo a biosecurity assessment
Application Process
- Submit an application via the official form
- Applications require:
- Contact and institutional details
- Research team description and credentials
- Detailed research proposal and impact assessment
- Description of how Claude will be used and its added value
- Resource requirements (anticipated API credit usage)
- Biosecurity disclosures if applicable
- Applications are evaluated monthly (first Monday)
- Selected researchers may be invited for a brief video call before credits are awarded
- Notification is via email; unapproved submissions do not receive individual responses
- API credits are applied to the organization account specified in the application
Additional Information
- API credits are non-cash and may have tax implications; researchers are responsible for any tax obligations
- Data generated through the use of credits may be used by Anthropic for research and product development (with appropriate anonymization)
- No exemption from Anthropic's usage and safety policies; violations may result in credit revocation
- No access to non-public or experimental models through this program
- For large, collaborative research teams, credits can be allocated to a single organizational account for flexible distribution
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