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# Claude opens to scientists: 10,000 seats, free for students - how to apply, step by step
- URL: https://globalfeed.ai/en/claude-opens-to-scientists-10-000-seats-free-for-students-how-to-apply-step-by-step/
- Published: 2026-08-29T20:48:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-30T15:26:38.000Z
- Description: In Anthropic's new Claude Team plan standard seats are free and premium with 5x limits is 15 dollars a month. A university email is enough; the four application steps are in the story.
- Author: GlobalFeed Editor
- Tags: Anthropic, claude, academia, students, dil-en, elle, video

Anthropic has announced its new Claude Team plan for scientists: Claude access opens to 10,000 researchers across every field, from mathematics to chemistry and physics. Standard seats are **free**; premium seats with five times the usage limits cost 15 dollars a month, with pricing fixed for a year. The company says it intends to extend the programme well beyond the initial 10,000 seats in the coming months.

The scope is broad: accredited universities and nonprofit research institutes, across the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering and related fields. In the official flow, registration starts with a *principal investigator or equivalent* at an academic or research institution completing a verification form; once verified, the PI can add the researchers in their lab to the plan.

## How to apply as a student

**One.** Go to [claude.ai/labs-verification](https://claude.ai/labs-verification?ref=globalfeed.ai) and pick the standard (free) tier.

**Two.** Tick "Confirm your eligibility" on the screen that opens and continue.

**Three.** At "Verify your institutional email", enter your university-issued **.edu** address and complete the verification.

**Four.** If a verified friend sets up a team and sends an invite link, you can join that team with your own university email - students on social media report the process working through this route as well.

In short: with a university email the cost is zero, and premium is priced within a student budget if you need it. Seats are limited and applications are open - better not to wait.

Source: [Anthropic announcement](https://x.com/claudeai?ref=globalfeed.ai)