Together AI Research Credits Program

Together AI Research Credits Program

Provides selective compute credits for student researchers pursuing independent AI work, with publication acknowledgment expected.

Eligibility · Global — open worldwide

Together AI Research Credits Program is a small, discretionary in-kind compute credits program offered by Together AI, a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure company. The program targets students and independent researchers pursuing research ideas outside formal coursework. Award amounts are described as 'small grants' in 'a few hundred dollars in support' — provided as platform compute credits redeemable against Together AI's inference and model services, not as cash. No minimum or maximum credit amount is formally published.

Eligibility is limited to individual students and researchers; for-profit startups, nonprofits, and universities as institutions are not eligible. Recipients are expected to acknowledge Together AI in resulting publications or research outputs. The program is described as invite-only and curated rather than an open competitive call — no formal application portal, no published evaluation criteria, and no application deadline are disclosed. The request page functions as an inquiry form.

Given the micro-scale award size (a few hundred dollars), the absence of any formal competitive process, and the in-kind rather than cash nature of support, this program is better characterized as a research perk or community benefit than a formal funding program. Organizations seeking platform compute credits for research at meaningful scale should instead explore Together AI's Startup Accelerator or direct commercial procurement. No geographic restrictions are stated and the program appears to operate globally on an entirely rolling, discretionary basis.