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Anthropic AI for Science — Rare Disease Research Grants

Anthropic

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Award

Up to $50,000 in Claude credits over 6 months

Deadline

2026 call closed Aug 2 — watch for future cycles & hackathons

Award type

In-kind support

Focus

Basic science · Tools & compute

Claude API credits for rare-disease research, announced July 20, 2026, with access to Claude Opus and approved biology models. Two tracks: Basic Science Partnerships, linking clinical researchers, patient organizations, and data scientists to accelerate discovery of disease mechanisms in partnership with the Monarch Initiative (Mondo Disease Ontology, DisMech mechanistic classification); and Biotech Partnerships for early-stage companies, covering regulatory drafting, therapeutic strategy, and shared-mechanism basket trials.

Why it's in this index

BTHS-applicable uses include literature synthesis and mechanism-mining for TAFAZZIN and cardiolipin labs, and drug-development support for a future BTHS biotech. The inaugural window closed Aug 2, 2026; Anthropic has signalled future rare-disease hackathons and community-building.

Who can apply

Academic scientists doing basic rare-disease research, patient organizations partnering with researchers, and early-stage biotechs developing rare-disease treatments.

How to apply

The 2026 window (closed Aug 2, 2026, 11:59 PM PST) used a short application form linked from the announcement. Future cycles and hackathons would be announced on the same page.

Links & downloads

Announcement & application ↗