Anthropic AI for Science Program
Up to $20,000 in Claude API credits for selected researchers, 6 months
What you get from Anthropic AI for Science Program for free
Overview
Anthropic's AI for Science program provides free Claude API credits to researchers working on high-impact scientific projects. The program was announced in May 2025 and emphasizes biology and life sciences, while remaining open to other fields.
Free Tier Quotas & Limits
- Up to $20,000 in API credits applied to the recipient's account for a 6-month period.
- Credits apply to API usage on the standard model suite only; they are not valid for the Claude web app or a Claude Pro subscription.
- Credits go to the organization named in the application, not to individual accounts.
- The published rules do not state a dollar amount: they say selected researchers receive "credits applicable to the relevant Anthropic offering," and cap Anthropic's total liability at the lesser of the credits awarded or $1,000. The $20,000 figure comes from Anthropic's own program help article.
How to Get Started
- Open the AI for Science article and follow the application form link.
- Describe your research project, team, institutional affiliation and how API access would accelerate the work.
- Submit the form; selections are evaluated by Anthropic staff including subject-matter experts, with a biosecurity assessment.
- If selected, respond within five business days and return any required compliance affidavit and releases within fourteen calendar days.
Before you claim
- Researcher: Be a researcher at an academic or nonprofit research institution
- Verification: Apply to Anthropic's AI for Science program
- Verification: Pass review on scientific merit, impact, feasibility, and biosecurity screening
- Who can claim: Researchers at academic or nonprofit institutions applying generative AI to scientific research; fields include life sciences, chemistry, medicine, environment, physics, CS, earth sciences.
- Payment card: Not needed.
- Account: Sign up with the provider.
Key limits
- Up to $20,000 in API credits for a 6-month period
- API usage only; no Claude web app or Pro subscription
- No non-standard, non-public, or experimental models; no fine-tuning access
- Applications evaluated on the first Monday of each month
- Credits go to a single organization ID, distributed among researchers by the team
Eligibility
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where they live).
- Researchers attached to a research institution apply, and anyone with an employer or institution must confirm they have the required consents.
- Residents of Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria and other export-control-restricted jurisdictions cannot apply.
- Anthropic staff, officers, directors and their immediate families are excluded.
As the provider states it on the date shown above. The provider decides who qualifies.
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Models served free
Limits as the provider publishes them; a dash means none is published.
| Model | Context | RPM | RPD | TPM | Tools | Vision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5Standard suite; no non-public models; limits follow the org tier | 1,000k | — | — | — | yes | yes |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5Standard suite | 1,000k | — | — | — | yes | yes |
| Claude Haiku 5.5Standard suite | 1,000k | — | — | — | yes | yes |
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