Anthropic AI for Science Program - Up to $20,000
Source: https://www.anthropic.com/ai-for-science-program-rules
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+ 1 Anthropic offers up to $20,000 in API credits over 6 months to researchers at recognized institutions working on high-impact scientific projects. The program emphasizes biology and life sciences but accepts applications from chemistry, medicine, environmental science, physics, computer science, and earth sciences. Applications are evaluated monthly on the first Monday of each month, based on scientific merit, potential impact, technical feasibility, and a mandatory biosecurity screening. No credit card is required — credits are awarded directly to your organizational API account.
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+ 7 1. Go to the AI for Science application form
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+ 8 2. Describe your research project, your team credentials, and institutional affiliation
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+ 9 3. Explain how Claude API access would accelerate your work
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+ 10 4. Submit the form — applications are reviewed on a rolling monthly basis
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+ 11 5. If selected, you will be notified via email and must respond within 5 business days
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+ 12 6. Sign any required compliance affidavits and liability releases within 14 days of notification or forfeit the award
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+ 13 7. Credits are deposited into the organizational account you specified in the application
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+ 15 Important:
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+ 16 • You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction)
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+ 17 • You must be affiliated with a research institution — independent researchers without institutional backing do not qualify
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+ 18 • If employed, you may need employer/institution consent
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+ 19 • Anthropic employees, officers, directors, and their immediate families are ineligible
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+ 20 • Incomplete or non-compliant submissions may be disqualified without notice
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+ 21 • Anthropic does not send individual responses to unapproved submissions
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+ 27 Applications are judged on four dimensions:
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+ 29 CriterionWhat Anthropic Looks For
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+ 30 Scientific MeritTeam credentials in their subject area and experience with AI, institutional affiliation
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+ 31 Potential ImpactSignificance of the proposed research and its potential to advance the field
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+ 32 Technical FeasibilityWhether the project can realistically use Claude API to achieve its goals
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+ 33 Biosecurity ScreeningAssessment to ensure the research does not raise concerns around accelerating harmful applications
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+ 35 Selections are made on the first Monday of each month from all eligible entries received.
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+ 41 Program participants receive access to Anthropic's standard model suite via the API. This currently includes:
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+ 43 ModelInput (per MTok)Output (per MTok)Best For
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+ 44 Claude Opus 4.5$5.00$25.00Flagship reasoning, complex analysis
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+ 45 Claude Sonnet 4.5$3.00$15.00Balanced capability and cost
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+ 46 Claude Haiku 4.5$1.00$5.00Fast, high-volume tasks
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+ 47 Claude Opus 4$15.00$75.00Legacy, still available
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+ 48 Claude Sonnet 4$3.00$15.00Legacy, still available
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+ 50 Key limitations:
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+ 51 • Access is limited to the standard model suite — no non-standard or non-public models
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+ 52 • Credits apply only to API usage (via console.anthropic.com), not to the Claude web app or Claude Pro subscription
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+ 53 • Fine-tuning is not covered by the program (available only through AWS Bedrock, in preview)
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+ 55 Tip: At Haiku 4.5 pricing ($1/$5 per MTok), $20,000 in credits translates to roughly 20 billion input tokens or 4 billion output tokens. At Opus 4.5 pricing ($5/$25), it translates to roughly 4 billion input tokens or 800 million output tokens. Choose models strategically based on your task complexity.
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+ 61 While the program has a strong emphasis on biology and life sciences, the following fields are explicitly supported:
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+ 63 • Biology / Life Sciences — understanding complex biological systems, genetic data analysis
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+ 64 • Medicine / Healthcare — drug discovery, especially for major global diseases
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+ 65 • Chemistry
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+ 66 • Environmental Science — including agricultural productivity
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+ 67 • Physics
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+ 68 • Computer Science
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+ 69 • Earth Sciences
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+ 70 • Other fields with significant scientific potential
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+ 76 For research programs with multiple collaborators:
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+ 78 1. Set up a single organizational account to represent the entire program
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+ 79 2. Submit one application through the form on behalf of the team
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+ 80 3. If approved, credits are allocated to one organization ID
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+ 81 4. The team lead can then distribute API access among researchers within that account
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+ 83 This is the recommended approach — do not submit separate applications per team member.
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+ 89 Applicants cannot be legal residents of:
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+ 91 • Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria
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+ 92 • Crimea, Donetsk People's Republic, or Luhansk People's Republic
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+ 93 • Any jurisdiction where receiving U.S. services is prohibited under applicable export control laws
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+ 99 • All participants must comply with Anthropic's Usage Policy
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+ 100 • Anthropic's Trust & Safety team follows standard enforcement procedures for policy violations
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+ 101 • Red-teaming researchers receive no special exemption from usage policies
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+ 102 • Selected researchers grant Anthropic permission to use their names/likenesses for promotional purposes
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+ 103 • Researchers are responsible for any tax implications of receiving the credits
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+ 104 • Anthropic may cancel or modify the program at any time at its sole discretion
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+ 110 • You do not need this program to use Claude API — anyone can create a Claude Console account and start using the API immediately with their own billing. The program simply provides free credits
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+ 111 • Batch API discount — Anthropic offers a 50% discount on asynchronous batch processing, which can stretch your credits significantly for large-scale data analysis
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+ 112 • Prompt caching — cached prompts cost only 10% of the original price, useful for repetitive analysis workflows common in research
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+ 113 • No auto-billing — program credits do not convert to a paid subscription; when credits run out, API access stops unless you add your own payment method
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+ 114 • Anthropic Fellows Program — a separate program for AI safety researchers, offering stipends and mentorship (not API credits)
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+ 115 • Timeline expectation — there is no guaranteed timeline for approval. If you are not selected, you will not receive a notification. You may reapply in subsequent months
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+ 119 Sources:
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+ 120 • Anthropic AI for Science Program Rules
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+ 121 • Introducing Anthropic's AI for Science Program
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+ 122 • Anthropic's AI for Science Program — Claude Help Center
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+ 123 • Anthropic Launches Program to Support Scientific Research — TechCrunch
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+ 124 • Claude API Pricing
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+ 125 • Claude Models Overview
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