Anthropic opens applications for AI for Science rare disease research grants
Anthropic
Anthropic is accepting applications through August 2, 2026 for its AI for Science program's new rare disease track, offering up to $50,000 in Claude credits over six months across a clinical-research track (with partners like the Monarch Initiative) and a biotechnology track for drug development.
Why it matters
Extends Anthropic's Claude Science initiative into a funded grant program, signaling a deeper push into applied scientific/biomedical use cases beyond general-purpose assistant products.
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Corporate grant-program announcement rather than a model or product release; official Anthropic newsroom source.