Economic Futures Research Awards
Anthropic’s Economic Futures Research Awards fund empirical research on how AI is transforming labor markets, productivity, and economic distribution to inform policy and expand economic data infrastructure.
Funder: Anthropic
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted anytime) | Initial awards: mid-August 2026
Funding Amounts: $10,000–$50,000 per project (plus $5,000 in Claude API credits); 6-month project duration
Summary: Supports empirical research on the economic impacts of AI, aiming to inform policy and expand economic data infrastructure.
Key Information: Recipients must share findings within 6 months of receiving the award.
Description
The Economic Futures Research Awards are part of Anthropic's Economic Futures program, which seeks to catalyze multidisciplinary research to help society understand and navigate the economic transformation driven by artificial intelligence. These awards fund original empirical research—using econometric methods, data analysis, or novel data collection—focused on AI's impacts on labor markets, productivity, and economic distribution. The program aims to provide evidence-based insights for policymakers, expand economic measurement infrastructure, and foster a robust ecosystem for understanding AI's economic effects.
