Applications are ongoing for the 2026 Claude Corps AI Fellowship for people early in their careers who are passionate about extending the benefits of AI.
The Claude Corps Fellowship offers an annual reward of $85,000 to selected candidates. Fellows also are equipped with valuable tools and systems, build AI skills, while also getting Claude token budget, and professional guidance.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the Claude Corps Fellowship, you must:
- be over 18 years of age.
- be individuals in their early career with under two years of full-time work experience.
- be passionate about extending the benefits of AI to communities across America.
- be authorized to work in the US,
- be comfortable working with Claude, and
- be willing to relocate if necessary. (Relocation support is available as needed.)
- apply for the program by the said deadline.
Benefits
The Claude Corps AI Fellowship offers the following benefits;
- Anthropic and CodePath will provide intensive training on using Claude in nonprofit settings.
- After being placed, fellows will receive five hours of ongoing training each week, with the remainder of their time dedicated to their host organization.
- Fellows will receive a full-time salary of $85,000 and benefits, support from a CodePath mentor, office hours from Anthropic for their technical questions, an expansive Claude token budget, and professional guidance from their manager at the host organization.
- Over the next 12 months, at least 400 nonprofits will host Claude Corps Fellows.
Partner Hosts Organizations
Host organizations include:
- Braven (Chicago, Illinois). A nonprofit teaching first-generation and lower-income students how to land a strong first job.
- Code the Dream (Durham, North Carolina). A nonprofit that provides free coding education and paid software apprenticeships to people seeking the skills they need to build a better life.
- Heartland Forward (Bentonville, Arkansas). A nonpartisan think-and-do tank focused on accelerating economic growth in the American heartland.
- Montgomery County Food Bank (Conroe, Texas). A food bank that feeds children, seniors, and families north of Houston through more than 100 local pantries and partner agencies.
- Team Red, White & Blue (Floyds Knobs, Indiana). A nonprofit that supports veteran health and wellness through events and programs focused on building a healthy lifestyle.
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation (Key Largo, Florida). A marine conservation nonprofit that conducts underwater surveys to protect reefs.
- SoundOff (San Antonio, Texas). A nonprofit that provides anonymous access to licensed counselors and peer support for Service Members.
- StriveTogether (Cincinnati, Ohio). A national nonprofit that supports local partnerships to change the way their communities work together, using data, to help young people thrive.
- YMCA of Greater Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina). The local Y across the Charlotte region, with 14 Centers, three program facilities, and two overnight camps serving nearly 300,000 kids, families, and seniors a year.
Method of Application
- Click the green button below to go to the Claude Fellowship webpage.
- Proceed to the application page and submit their applications.
- Fellowship applications are open today and will close on July 17th for the first cohort of 100, which begins in October 2026.
- Applications are open on a rolling basis for the next two cohorts, which begin in January 2027 and August 2027.
Click Here to Apply
Application Deadline: July 17, 2026.
