Anthropic expands AI for Science program to foundations and research institutions

Anthropic is expanding its AI for Science program, which provides free Claude credits to researchers, to 20 scientific foundations, institutions, and research groups worldwide. Partners include the US National Science Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. The program, launched in May 2025, also supports projects such as the Model Hardware Standard with HHMI Janelia, currently in research preview.