Anthropic Fellows Program, The Anthropic Institute (Economics & Policy)

Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The Anthropic Fellows Program is designed to foster AI research and engineering talent, providing funding and mentorship to promising technical talent regardless of previous experience. Fellows primarily use external infrastructure (e.g., open-source models, public APIs) to work on projects aligned with Anthropic's research priorities, with the goal of producing a public output (e.g., a paper submission). This page is specific to the Economics & Policy workstream of the Anthropic Institute. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for the next cohort expected to start in January 2027.

• 4 months of full-time research
• Direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers
• Access to a shared workspace (in either Berkeley, California or London, UK)
• Connection to the broader AI safety and security research community
• Weekly stipend of 3,850 USD / 2,310 GBP / 4,300 CAD + benefits (vary by country)
• Funding for compute (~$15k/month) and other research expenses

Fellows undergo a project selection & mentor matching process. Potential research areas include Economics (mentors: Maxim Massenkoff, Peter McCrory) and Policy, Security, and Society (mentors: Jack Clark, Marina Favaro, Jim Baker). Projects may include:

• Designing and conducting empirical research on AI's economic effects, drawing on external data sources
• Developing new methodological approaches for studying AI's impact on labor markets, the future of work, and society
• Analysing the offense–defense balance for AI-enabled cyber and bio capabilities as models scale
• Measuring the extent to which model performance increases with custom harnesses
• Identifying market driven mechanisms that could improve societal resilience to anticipated threats from AI systems
• Identifying which metrics relating to AI R&D could serve as early warning signals for recursive self-improvement

Ideal candidates have an interest in economics or policy research (prior experience a plus but not required), are adaptable and collaborative, skilled at writing up and communicating results, and passionate about translating research insights into actionable recommendations. Candidates must be fluent in Python and available to work full-time on the program.

To participate, you must have work authorization in the US, UK, or Canada and be located in that country during the program. Designated shared workspaces are in London and Berkeley; remote fellows in the UK, US, or Canada are also open. Visa sponsorship is not available for fellows. The program runs for 4 months, full-time. Strong performance may lead to full-time offers, but they are not guaranteed.

Submit your application to the Economics & Policy workstream at the bottom of this page. The interview process includes an initial application & reference check, assessments & interviews, and a research discussion.