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Anthropic offers $85,000 Claude Corps fellowships
Anthropic will pay 1,000 early-career professionals $85,000 to use Claude at nonprofits. The first application deadline is July 17.
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Anthropic is offering $85,000 salaries plus benefits to 1,000 early-career professionals through its new Claude Corps fellowship, a 12-month program that places workers at nonprofits to use Claude in support of their missions. The first application deadline is July 17.
Announced last month, the program is backed by $150 million and aims to bring, in Anthropic’s words, “the benefits of AI to communities across America.” The company says the goals are to help host organizations adopt useful tools and systems while giving fellows practical AI skills they can use in their careers.
To qualify, applicants must be 18 or older, have no more than two years of full-time work experience, and be authorized to work in the US. Anthropic said it can support fellows who need to relocate. The first cohort starts in October with 100 fellows, with two more cohorts opening next year in January 2027 and August 2027 on a rolling basis.
The fellowship begins with Claude training from Anthropic and CodePath. Fellows will also receive:
- support from a CodePath mentor
- office hours from Anthropic for technical questions
- an expansive Claude token budget
- guidance from their manager at the host organization
Partner nonprofits span the US, including major groups such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries, as well as smaller organizations like SoundOff in Texas and the Reef Environmental Education Foundation in Key Largo, Florida. Other hosts focus on veteran support, guidance for low-income students, bipartisan economic initiatives, and food insecurity.
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ZDNET frames Claude Corps as one of Anthropic’s clearest efforts yet to address AI’s effect on work by directly creating jobs, even if on a limited scale. That stands in contrast to broader industry commitments like the OpenAI Foundation’s $250 million pledge in May to support future economies, which did not spell out a direct-employment program.
The timing matters for recent graduates and other early-career workers facing a shaky entry-level market. Anthropic is covering the fellows' pay for the full year, but the roles do not guarantee permanent jobs at the nonprofits after the program ends.
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