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Cohere Labs Research Grants (Catalyst Grants)

Cohere API credits (in-kind model access; no cash amount published) — non-dilutive · Cohere Labs (formerly Cohere For AI) · rolling applications

Subsidized API credits giving academic partners, civic/public-impact organizations, and researchers free access to Cohere's models (including Aya Expanse) via the Cohere API for public-benefit and open-science research. Current lifecycle: rolling. Real economics: Cohere API credits (in-kind model access; no cash amount published) — non-dilutive.

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Key facts

FunderCohere Labs (formerly Cohere For AI)
AmountCohere API credits (in-kind model access; no cash amount published) — non-dilutive
DeadlineRolling — apply anytime
Decision timeNo dependable comparable application-to-decision interval was published in the reviewed public corpus.
EligibilityProjects for public benefit or open-science research — education, healthcare, climate/sustainability, LM safety, prosocial/multilingual applications, values alignment. Academic partners, civic/public-impact orgs, and researchers.
RestrictionsAwardees should expect agreement, milestone, expenditure, progress and final reporting plus record-retention or audit obligations; the executed terms control. Support is restricted to the approved project, research, prototype, commercialization, personnel, equipment, vendor or programme costs; unsupported and duplicate-funded costs are excluded.
Statusrolling

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Application process

  1. Confirm the current call and fit
  2. Review eligibility and exclusions
  3. Prepare applicant, project, budget and impact evidence
  4. Submit through the official route
  5. Complete merit and due-diligence review
  6. Execute award terms and milestones if selected

Background

Cohere Labs (formerly Cohere For AI) operates Cohere Labs Research Grants (Catalyst Grants). This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The official sponsor maintains this instrument for eligible Global applicants or globally eligible teams. The published eligibility describes Projects for public benefit or open-science research — education, healthcare, climate/sustainability, LM safety, prosocial/multilingual applications, values alignment. Academic partners, civic/public-impact orgs, and researchers.. Public award economics are call-specific and were not converted into an unsupported cash estimate.

How the application really works

Confirm the current call and fit → Review eligibility and exclusions → Prepare applicant, project, budget and impact evidence → Submit through the official route → Complete merit and due-diligence review → Execute award terms and milestones if selected

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Track record

The reviewed official corpus does not publish a comparable applicant denominator and acceptance rate for the next call.

Frequently asked questions

Is this actionable now?
rolling. Official programme materials were reviewed on 2026-08-10; applicants must verify the next live cycle and controlling solicitation before committing application effort.
What is the real economic value?
Cohere API credits (in-kind model access; no cash amount published) — non-dilutive
Who is eligible?
Projects for public benefit or open-science research — education, healthcare, climate/sustainability, LM safety, prosocial/multilingual applications, values alignment. Academic partners, civic/public-impact orgs, and researchers.
How does selection work?
Confirm the current call and fit; Review eligibility and exclusions; Prepare applicant, project, budget and impact evidence; Submit through the official route; Complete merit and due-diligence review; Execute award terms and milestones if selected. No dependable comparable application-to-decision interval was published in the reviewed public corpus.
What burden and restrictions apply?
Awardees should expect agreement, milestone, expenditure, progress and final reporting plus record-retention or audit obligations; the executed terms control. Support is restricted to the approved project, research, prototype, commercialization, personnel, equipment, vendor or programme costs; unsupported and duplicate-funded costs are excluded.
What evidence exists?
The official sponsor maintains this instrument for eligible Global applicants or globally eligible teams. The published eligibility describes Projects for public benefit or open-science research — education, healthcare, climate/sustainability, LM safety, prosocial/multilingual applications, values alignment. Academic partners, civic/public-impact orgs, and researchers.. Public award economics are call-specific and were not converted into an unsupported cash estimate. The reviewed official corpus does not publish a comparable applicant denominator and acceptance rate for the next call.

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